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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 242 p4p, 33 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 227 p4p, 32 weight class). Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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220 lbs
35 - 16 - 1 |
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189 cm
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210 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kocur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rautio ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Good standup being displayed there by Kocur as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Rautio.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rautio.
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kocur misses with a hook
and Rautio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kocur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rautio, pushing him back against the ropes.
Rautio tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Rautio back against the ropes.
Rautio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kocur.
Rautio has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Rautio avoids the damage to the body.
Rautio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Rautio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Rautio misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Rautio.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Rautio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
A right hook to the body lands for Rautio.
Rautio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Rautio lands with a right to the head.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rautio is defending well for now.
Kocur crunches a lovely knee into Rautio's ribcage.
Rautio lands a shot to the body.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur misses with a knee to the head.
Kocur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rautio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rautio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautio misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Rautio.
Kocur is breathing heavily.
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rautio as the two fighters clinch.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Rautio.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rautio.
A right handed body shot lands from Rautio.
A hook to the body from Rautio.
Rautio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
A body shot lands from Rautio.
Rautio lands with a short shot to the head.
Rautio has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
A short left from Rautio.
Rautio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rautio.
Rautio misses with the head strike.
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Rautio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rautio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Rautio managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Rautio lands a body shot.
A short right from Rautio on the inside.
Rautio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rautio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Rautio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rautio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rautio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rautio blocking some punches.
Rautio tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Rautio tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur tries a body shot but Rautio blocks it.
Rautio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rautio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rautio.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Rautio.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Kocur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rautio.
Rautio scores with a shot to the side of Kocur's head.
Rautio is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rautio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Rautio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rautio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rautio can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rautio lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Rautio.
Rautio can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Rautio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kocur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rautio managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rautio 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.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
Kocur lands with a nice body punch.
Kocur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kocur thows a leg kick but Rautio checks it
and Rautio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Rautio.
Rautio drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kocur right on the button. Kocur goes down! Rautio follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rautio gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Risto Rautio!
Risto Rautio took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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