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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sorrowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myers Hockles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorrowe comes to the cage accompanied by Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak remix). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Sorrowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myers Hockles!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hockles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe has Hockles up against the cage in a clinch.
Hockles blocks a body shot from Sorrowe.
The referee calls for Hockles to work.
Sorrowe trying to control the position but instead, Hockles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sorrowe into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sorrowe as Hockles tries to tie him up.
Hockles's coach down at ~Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coache was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hockles's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sorrowe can't break the clinch.
Hockles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sorrowe is trying to break free.
Sorrowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hockles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sorrowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorrowe misses with a hook. Hockles ducked under it nicely.
Sorrowe blocks the body kick.
Sorrowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hockles.
Sorrowe cracks Hockles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sorrowe misses with a straight right.
Sorrowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sorrowe scores with a jab to the body.
Sorrowe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hockles slips a straight right by Sorrowe.
Hockles throws a front kick aimed at Sorrowe's knee but Sorrowe avoids it well.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Sorrowe misses.
Donk. Sorrowe catches Hockles right on the button with a cross.
Sorrowe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hockles swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sorrowe misses the target.
Hockles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hockles slips a straight right by Sorrowe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hockles staying out of range there.
Sorrowe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sorrowe tries to clinch but Hockles is having none of it.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
Sorrowe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hockles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sorrowe. That did some damage!
Sorrowe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sorrowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hockles moves away.
Sorrowe wants to clinch up but Hockles keeps it at a distance.
Hockles throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hockles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sorrowe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hockles.
Hockles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe tries to clinch but Hockles is having none of it.
Sorrowe throws a sloppy body shot
and Hockles counters with a head kick. That will keep Sorrowe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sorrowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hockles was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorrowe.
Hockles throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sorrowe lands a nice shot that snaps Hockles's head back.
Sorrowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sorrowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Hockles is just out of range.
Myers Hockles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sorrowe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hockles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sorrowe misses with a straight right.
Sorrowe lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hockles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sorrowe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sorrowe misses the shot to the body.
Sorrowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorrowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hockles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sorrowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hockles slips a jab from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe avoids the head kick by Hockles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hockles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hockles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe swats away the attempt to clinch by Hockles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sorrowe dominated that 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.
Hockles is looking to land body kicks.
Sorrowe jabs at Hockles's body.
Hockles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Samuel Sorrowe has been cut.
Sorrowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sorrowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Hockles is just out of range.
Sorrowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hockles misses with a body kick.
Sorrowe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hockles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hockles moves out of range of the strikes.
Samuel Sorrowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Sorrowe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sorrowe throws a jab when Hockles was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockles wants to clinch up but Sorrowe keeps it at a distance.
Hockles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sorrowe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sorrowe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sorrowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hockles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sorrowe is looking to clinch.
Sorrowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Hockles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Sorrowe or perhaps it was just good defense by Hockles which made him look bad.
Sorrowe wants to clinch up but Hockles keeps it at a distance.
Sorrowe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hockles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sorrowe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sorrowe's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorrowe staying busy and making it hard for Hockles to control.
Sorrowe wants to control his opponent's hands but Hockles gets his hands free.
Good control from Hockles.
Sorrowe covering up well under a series of strikes from Hockles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hockles struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sorrowe is trying to break free.
Sorrowe breaks Hockles's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hockles is adopting a defensive guard.
Sorrowe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hockles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sorrowe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorrowe postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Myers Hockles was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sorrowe looks to land a left hand but Hockles moved out of range nicely.
Sorrowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Sorrowe misses with a wild body shot.
Hockles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hockles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe throws an overhand right that lands on Hockles's shoulder, as Hockles tries to avoid the shot.
Sorrowe wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hockles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorrowe throws a hook but Hockles avoids it easily.
Sorrowe takes a swing at Hockles's ribcage but misses.
Hockles slips under a jab from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Sorrowe. Beautiful body shot.
Sorrowe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hockles's head backwards.
Sorrowe tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sorrowe tries to clinch but Hockles moves out of range.
Sorrowe throws the left hand but Hockles avoids the punch easily.
Hockles scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sorrowe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Sorrowe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Hockles.
Samuel Sorrowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Hockles.
Sorrowe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hockles circles away quickly and effectively.
Myers Hockles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hockles lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hockles tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hockles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hockles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sorrowe clobbers Hockles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hockles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hockles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hockles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockles scores with a one two! Sorrowe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hockles lands with a kick to the temple. Sorrowe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sorrowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Hockles misses with a head kick.
Sorrowe avoids the head kick by Hockles.
Hockles lands a nice hook to Sorrowe's body. Sorrowe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sorrowe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hockles moves out of range as Sorrowe strikes.
Sorrowe avoids the head kick by Hockles.
Hockles tries to land a front kick but Sorrowe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hockles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sorrowe is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorrowe throws a body punch but Hockles moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sorrowe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hockles's head backwards.
Hockles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe misses with a wild body shot.
Sorrowe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sorrowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Hockles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sorrowe's calf.
Sorrowe closes the distance but Hockles moves to the side
and Hockles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hockles blocks an uppercut.
Hockles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sorrowe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hockles.
Myers Hockles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorrowe avoids the head kick by Hockles.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
Hockles throws a head kick that misses.
Sorrowe connects with a right hand. Hockles shakes it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sorrowe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hockles - the referee stops the clock and Sorrowe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hockles. Sorrowe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sorrowe throws a hook but Hockles blocks it.
Hockles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sorrowe connects with a looping right hand.
Sorrowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hockles throws a sloppy head kick and Sorrowe moves out of range easily.
Sorrowe avoids the head kick by Hockles.
Samuel Sorrowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorrowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Hockles is just out of range.
Sorrowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hockles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sorrowe missing with a left hand there. Hockles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hockles takes a swing at Sorrowe's ribcage but misses.
Hockles is looking to clinch.
Hockles looks to land a body kick but Sorrowe moved away.
Hockles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sorrowe. That did some damage!
Hockles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sorrowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Sorrowe does it's job there.
Sorrowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hockles lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Myers Hockles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sorrowe 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Sorrowe!
Samuel Sorrowe tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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