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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Kocur (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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212 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias Jimenez misses with a looping left.
Dias Jimenez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kocur throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Dias Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Kocur with a hook.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Kocur saw that one coming.
Dias Jimenez lands with a hook. Kocur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kocur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dias Jimenez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kocur thumps Dias Jimenez with a low kick.
That kick from Dias Jimenez tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Dias Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Dias Jimenez is looking to clinch but Kocur is avoiding it.
Dias Jimenez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kocur has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kocur misses with a straight right.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dias Jimenez swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dias Jimenezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dias Jimenez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kocur. Kocur obviously looking to wear him down.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dias Jimenez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dias Jimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kocur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kocur pushes Dias Jimenez up against the cage in a clinch.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez working aggressively here.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Dias Jimenez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Dias Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Kocur blocks the elbow strike.
Kocur gets through Dias Jimenez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur working Dias Jimenez over with knees to the body.
Dias Jimenez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dias Jimenez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Dias Jimenez.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Dias Jimenez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias Jimenez.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Kocur lands a right hand.
A short right from Kocur.
Dias Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
A short right from Dias Jimenez on the inside.
Kocur dodges an elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Dias Jimenez.
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.
Kocur lands a nice knee to the body.
Dias Jimenez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dias Jimenez tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Kocur.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Dias Jimenez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dias Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dias Jimenez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kocur lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Kocur.
Dias Jimenez lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Kocur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dias Jimenez.
Kocur lands a left hand.
Kocur misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kocur.
Kocur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Kocur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Dias Jimenez presses Kocur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kocur lands a left hand.
Kocur blocks an elbow strike.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dias Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kocur's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Kocur's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dias Jimenez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kocur. Kocur obviously looking to wear him down.
Dias Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
And Kocur responds with a good body kick, but Dias Jimenez manages to step out the way in time.
Dias Jimenez misses with an attempted mid kick.
A cross from Kocur lands.
Dias Jimenez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dias Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Kocur lands with a shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Dias Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dias Jimenez.
Kocur tried to score with a low kick but Dias Jimenez checks it.
Dias Jimenez throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Kocur misses the jab.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dias Jimenez throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Dias Jimenez throws a body punch but Kocur moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Kocur connects with the punch.
Dias Jimenez wants to clinch
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid body kick from Kocur.
Dias Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dias Jimenez.
Kocur scores with a nice strike.
Kocur lands the left hand.
Kocur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur lands a nice shot to the body.
Dias Jimenez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kocur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dias Jimenez misses with a double jab
letting Kocur counter with a right hand.
Kocur has Dias Jimenez up against the cage in a clinch.
Kocur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Kocur.
Kocur lands with a right to the head.
Dias Jimenez can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Dias Jimenez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dias Jimenez lands a damaging elbow.
Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur scores with a shoulder strike.
Dias Jimenez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dias Jimenez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dias Jimenez misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Dias Jimenez.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Dias Jimenez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
A short left from Kocur.
Dias Jimenez can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Dias Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow over the top.
Kocur scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Kocur.
Dias Jimenez is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dias Jimenez has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Oh Dias Jimenez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it misses.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Kocur lands a knee to the body.
Dias Jimenez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dias Jimenez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kocur as the two fighters clinch.
Kocur creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dias Jimenez's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dias Jimenez drops to his knees and Kocur pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Kocur!
A very excited looking Joey Kocur made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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