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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hockley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Clausey (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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200 lbs
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190 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 3 - 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Clausey!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hockley.
Clausey tries to clinch but Hockley moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Hockley. No joy for Clausey on that attempt.
Clausey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clausey closes the distance and clinches up with Hockley, looking for a takedown. Clausey pushes Hockley against the cage but Hockley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe Hockley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hockley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clausey is looking to clinch.
Clausey drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clausey stays in close to Hockley's body and controls the position.
Clausey is standing up over Hockley. Hockley looks to escape but Clausey dives into side control.
Clausey stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clausey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hockley's waist but Hockley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clausey off to one side.
Joe Hockley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Clausey.
Clausey moves out of range of the leg kick from Hockley.
Hockley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hockley fails with the takedown
and Clausey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hockley is breathing heavily.
Clausey is looking to take a break and control but Hockley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hockley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hockley tries to get out of the position.
Clausey stands up from half guard.
Clausey throws a head kick but Hockley moves out of range.
Clausey avoids the head kick by Hockley.
Clausey fails with the takedown
enabling Hockley to counter with a crisp jab.
Clausey lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausey fails to land the takedown.
Hockley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clausey is trying to stand up here but Hockley is controlling him well.
Hockley decides to stand up.
Clausey thows a body kick. Hockley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Clausey avoids the body shot from Hockley.
Clausey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hockley to the mat! Hockley manages to get full guard.
Clausey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hockley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clausey on the ground.
Hockley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clausey is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clausey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hockley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clausey is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clausey wants to control from the top but Hockley keeps moving.
Hockley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clausey is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clausey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clausey stands up.
Hockley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clausey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clausey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hockley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Clausey closes the distance and clinches.
Hockley takes a shot to the head.
Hockley keeps control of Clausey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clausey tries to stall but Hockley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hockley breaks the clinch.
Clausey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clausey misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Clausey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hockley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clausey counters with a single leg into guard. Hockley didn't expect that.
Clausey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hockley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hockley keeping moving, preventing Clausey from controlling successfully.
Clausey forces his way into half guard.
Clausey works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clausey wants to control but Hockley is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clausey remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clausey working the head with strikes.
Clausey is looking to take a break and control but Hockley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hockley is trying to get back to his feet.
Thomas Clausey has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clausey decides to stand back up.
Hockley misses with a body kick.
Hockley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clausey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Hockley.
Clausey closes the distance and clinches up with Hockley, looking for a takedown. Clausey pushes Hockley against the cage but Hockley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clausey looks for a takedown but Hockley sprawls well.
Clausey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clausey misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Clausey. No joy for Hockley on that attempt.
Hockley looks to land a right hand but Clausey moved out of range.
Clausey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joe Hockley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Clausey.
Clausey wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hockley looks to score with a jab to the body but Clausey is just out of range.
Clausey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clausey moves out of range of the strikes.
Clausey misses with a takedown
and Hockley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clausey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hockley tries to clinch but Clausey is having none of it.
Hockley misses with a two punch combination.
Clausey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hockley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hockley throws a one two combo.
Clausey forces Hockley back against the cage and clinches.
Clausey jumps guard.
Clausey striking off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clausey trying to control the position.
Hockley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clausey looking to control but Hockley passes into half guard.
Clausey is looking to control Hockley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clausey avoid being mounted?
It looks like Hockley is going to stand back up.
Clausey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hockley is thwarting Clausey's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Clausey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Clausey fails with the takedown.
Clausey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clausey.
Joe Hockley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Clausey.
Hockley misses with the combination.
Hockley lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clausey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hockley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clausey counters with a shoot takedown. Hockley fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clausey pushes down on Hockley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Clausey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clausey trying to control the action but Hockley is working from the bottom.
Hockley wants to improve his position but Clausey is controlling well.
Clausey gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Clausey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hockley scores with a jab.
Clausey tries to clinch there but Hockley circles away.
Clausey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clausey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hockley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clausey.
Clausey fails with the takedown.
Hockley throws a low kick but Clausey avoids it.
Hockley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clausey tries to clinch there but Hockley circles away.
Hockley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clausey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hockley's sensitive parts.
Hockley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hockley closes the distance but Clausey moves to the side
and Clausey counters with a head kick. That will keep Hockley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Clausey misses with an uppercut.
Joe Hockley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hockley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clausey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hockley slips a jab from Clausey.
Clausey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hockley manages to avoid it.
Clausey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hockley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clausey landing knees to the head.
Clausey is trying to stall.
Hockley is trying to break free.
Hockley breaks from the clinch.
Hockley tries to close the distance and clinch but Clausey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clausey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clausey doesn't manage to clinch there - Hockley circles away.
Clausey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hockley as he avoids it easily.
Hockley misses with a few strikes there.
Hockley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clausey.
Clausey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hockley misses with a double jab
and Clausey counters by clinching up.
Clausey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clausey fails to pull guard.
Hockley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clausey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hockley tries to avoid it but Clausey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hockley to the ground. Hockley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hockley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clausey closes the distance and clinches.
Hockley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clausey.
Hockley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Clausey throws Hockley to one side and escapes!
Clausey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hockley dodges the punch combination from Clausey.
Joe Hockley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Clausey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clausey misses with a takedown attempt
and Hockley counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Clausey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clausey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Clausey!
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RATING
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