Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Syn 622 Boagrius vs Rocket II
Date: Mar 09, 2019

#R1#
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Nice uppercut there from Kocur.
Kocur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Robinson misses its intended target.
Robinson throws a body punch but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Kocur.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.#CL#
Kocur takes the fight into the clinch.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Robinson.
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!
Kocur misses with a knee strike.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur missing with knees to the body. #T1#
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Robinson gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kocur won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Kocur.
A left hand lands to the body for Kocur.
Robinson tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Robinson avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body. #T2#
Kocur lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Kocur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kocur scores with a kick to the body.
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kocur throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kocur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson avoids a kick to the body.
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.
Robinson blocks a jab.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Robinson moved away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kocur!
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Robinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kocur momentarily.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.#T3#
Kocur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Kocur's shoulder, as Kocur tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson tries to bum rush Kocur with a series of wild strikes but Kocur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kocur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kocur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kocur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robinson momentarily.
Robinson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kocur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kocur lands a lovely overhand right.#CL#
Kocur forces Robinson back against the cage and clinches.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
A right handed body shot lands from Robinson.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Kocur crunches a lovely knee into Robinson's ribcage.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Kocur lands a body punch.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Robinson presses Kocur against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Kocur.
Robinson tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Robinson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur is looking to counter punch.
Kocur tried to score with a low kick but Robinson checks it.
Robinson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kocur moves out of range of the strikes.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Kocur misses. #CL#
Kocur moves into the clinch.
Robinson scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Robinson.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Robinson.
Our sources have told us that Kocur has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Robinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Kocur's head.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson wants to break free but Kocur has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kocur.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Robinson lands a nice uppercut.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Kocur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards. #T2##BC2#
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Robinson blocks the body kick.
Robinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robinson blocks a jab.
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robinson swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Robinson jabs Kocur right on the nose. Kocur blinks but takes it well.
Robinson lands a jab to the head.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kocur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but Kocur ducks down to avoid it.
Kocur seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Kocur throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Kocur misses.
Kocur throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Kocur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Kocur throwing a counter right hand but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Robinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Robinson checks a leg kick nicely.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kocur tries to clinch up.
Robinson swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Robinson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKocur.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kocur.
A little jabbing left from Robinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Kocur. Those never looked like landing.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Robinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kocur backs up against the cage.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
An attempted straight right counter from Kocur misses the target.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kocur lands a nice looking body shot.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson defending well as Kocur loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kocur rather than just go for the knockout.
Kocur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robinson on the side of the head.
Robinson lands a head kick. Kocur smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kocur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kocur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kocur drops his hands momentarily and Robinson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kocur is looking to clinch.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
Kocur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
A little feinted left hand from Kocur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kocur.
Kocur stuns Robinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robinson with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ja Wuan Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Robinson misses the body punch
and Kocur counters with an outside leg kick.
Ja Wuan Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson throws a shot to the body.
Kocur moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Kocur moves into range and clinches up with Robinson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Kocur lands with a right to the head.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Kocur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Knees to the body from Kocur.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Joey Kocur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson is working Kocur over against the cage.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Robinson lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Robinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson.
Robinson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands. #T2#
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur lands a body shot.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Kocur's head.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Kocur misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur lands a shot to the body.
Robinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T3#
A short uppercut from Robinson.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage. #BC2#
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kocur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Kocur is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
As Robinson backs away, Kocur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kocur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson lands with a nice body punch.
Kocur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson throws a fast counter high kick but Kocur manages to duck under it in time.
Kocur swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Robinson misses with a double jab
enabling Kocur to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice straight punches there by Robinson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Robinson.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Kocur misses.
Kocur stuns Robinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Robinson misses.
Kocur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Robinson misses the jab.
Robinson misses with a double jab
letting Kocur counter with a right hand.
Kocur gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kocur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ja Wuan Robinson really 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.
#R4#
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Kocur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kocur misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
Robinson scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Robinson misses with a hook to the body
and Kocur counters with a nice uppercut.
Robinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kocur.
Robinson jabs Kocur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kocur.#T1#
Kocur blocks a head kick by Robinson.
An attempted straight right counter from Kocur misses the target.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Robinson looks to land a body kick but Kocur moved away.
Kocur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson checks a low kick from Kocur.
Kocur scores with a jab. Robinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kocur misses with a left hand
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Kocur throwing a counter right hand but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Kocur throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Kocur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Kocur connects with a right hand. Robinson shakes it off.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ja Wuan Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Kocur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kocur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robinson is able to avoid easily.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Kocur keeps Robinson at a distance using the push kick.
Robinson lands a jab to Kocur's midsection.
Robinson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kocur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Kocur does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little jabbing left from Robinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kocur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T3#
Robinson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kocur.
Robinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Kocur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Kocur moves out of range easily.
Kocur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robinson.
A good leg kick by Kocur.
A slow jab from Robinson misses its intended target.
Kocur blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Kocur.
Kocur takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Robinson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Robinson looks for the body kick but Kocur saw that one coming.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Kocur, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T4#
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kocur scores with a body shot.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Kocur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson defending well as Kocur loads up on a big left hand.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good leg kick by Kocur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Kocur misses.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Kocur.#CL#
Kocur closes the distance and clinches.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Ja Wuan Robinson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
A big left from Kocur misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kocur.
Kocur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kocur slips under a jab.
Kocur misses with a double jab.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kocur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
Robinson lands with a nice body punch.
Robinson takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Robinson misses with a right hand
and Kocur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T1#
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Robinson swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Robinson swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Robinson.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocur.
Despite the aggression on Robinson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kocur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson lands a head kick!
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Robinson moves out of range as Kocur throws a body kick.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kocur. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson throws a body punch but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur misses with a right hand
and Kocur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robinson checks the leg kick.
Joey Kocur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Robinson's head.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Robinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson lands the left hand.
Robinson catches Kocur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Robinson lands a nice shot that snaps Kocur's head back.
Kocur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Robinson on the side of the head.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kocur circles away quickly and effectively.
Kocur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robinson cracks a nice hook into Kocur's ribs.
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Robinson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kocur to counter with a crisp jab.
Kocur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kocur throws a low kick, looking for Robinson's leg but Robinson calmly moves out of range.
Kocur works the jab nicely.#T3#
Robinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Robinson blocks the leg kick.
Robinson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kocur under the eye.
Kocur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kocur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kocur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Robinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kocur.
Robinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kocur misses with a hook.
Kocur thuds his right hand into Robinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kocur lands a really nice looking cross but Robinson seems unphased.
Robinson lands a high kick!
Kocur throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kocur.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Kocur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kocur blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson looks to land a combination. Kocur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
As Robinson backs away, Kocur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kocur throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
A left and a right from Robinson both land. Nice combination.
Robinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kocur slips under a jab from Robinson.
Kocur throws a big counter combination but Robinson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kocur needs to keep his hands up - Robinson had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kocur is looking to clinch.
Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kocur throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ja Wuan Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robinson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ja Wuan Robinson!
Ja Wuan Robinson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Ja Wuan Robinson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Syn 618 Slice vs Correira
Date: Feb 16, 2019

#R1#
Kocur scores with a sloppy right hand. Nixon should have avoided that one.
Kocur throws a hook to the side of Nixon's head but Nixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nixon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kocur doesn't seem bothered though.
Nixon tests Kocur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nixon checks a low kick from Kocur.
Kocur sizes up Nixon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kocur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nixon throws a jab when Kocur was well out of range.
Nixon moves away from the strike by Kocur.
Nixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nixon.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
Nixon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon backing away here, and Kocur unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nixon misses with an uppercut. Kocur saw that one coming.
Nixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Nixon thows a body kick. Kocur tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nixon lands a lovely overhand right.
Kocur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nixon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kocur backs up against the cage. #T1#
Nixon thuds his right hand into Kocur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nixon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kocur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kocur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nixon's sensitive parts.
Nixon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kocurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joey Kocur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon scores with a sloppy right hand. Kocur should have avoided that one.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Nixon scores with a spinning back kick!
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Kocur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nixon.
Kocur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nixon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kocur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kocur there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Kocur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Nixon moved out of range nicely.
Nixon on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T2#
Kocur lands a nice looking body shot.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Kocur misses with a hook. Nixon ducked under it nicely.
Kocur wants to land a leg kick but Nixon is out of range.
Nice jab there from Kocur.
Nixon throws a solid leg kick but Kocur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nixon.
Nixon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nixon throws a body punch but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur keeps Nixon at a distance using the push kick.
Nixon slips under a jab from Kocur.
Nixon misses with a looping right.
Kocur throws a leg kick
and Nixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Kocur lands a lovely overhand right.
Nixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kocur throws out the jab.
Nixon misses with the body kick
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nixon looks for the body kick but Kocur saw that one coming.
Kocur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
Nixon moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Nixon misses the target.
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nixon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kocur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nixon scrambles back to his feet.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kocur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nixon connects with an inside leg kick.
Nixon missing with a left hand there. Kocur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kocur throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Kocur misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Kocur.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon connects with the punch.
Good leg kick by Nixon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Nixon moves away and avoids it.
Nixon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nixon is looking for a counter combo.
Nixon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kocur misses with an uppercut.
Nixon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nixon throws a poor cross that misses
and Kocur counters with a big head kick but Nixon shrugs it off.
Nixon loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body.
Nixon is looking to land body kicks.
Kocur thows a body kick. Nixon tries to catch it but that hurt him. #CL2#
Kocur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nixon, pushing him back against the cage.
Nixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nixon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur lands a hook that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Kocur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nixon lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Nixon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nixon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kocur throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Evil Nixon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nixon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Kocur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nixon throws out the jab.
Kocur misses with a leg kick.
Evil Nixon is winning the standup battle so far.
Kocur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nixon on the side of the head.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Nixon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kocur scores with a hook to the body. Nixon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kocur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kocur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nixon slips under a jab from Kocur.
Nixon throws a hook but Kocur avoids it easily.
Kocur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kocur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kocur throws out a loose jab but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Nixon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kocur tries to clinch up.
Nixon cracks Kocur with an open hand slap.
Nixon throws a front kick aimed at Kocur's knee but Kocur avoids it well.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kocur throws a front kick aimed at Nixon's knee but Nixon avoids it well. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Nixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kocur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nixon backing away here, and Kocur unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kocur checks a leg kick.
Kocur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Kocur misses.
Kocur looks to throw the jab but Nixon is out of range.
Nixon takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Nixon tries to move into range but Kocur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kocur slips under a jab from Nixon.
Kocur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kocur misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nixon moves away from the strike by Kocur.
Nixon lands a body shot.
Kocur blocks a head kick by Nixon.
A little jabbing left from Kocur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Kocur throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nixon to counter with a crisp jab.
Nixon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kocur lands with a nice body punch.
Nixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kocur.
Nice defenses there by Kocur.
Nixon misses with an uppercut.
Kocur is looking to clinch but Nixon is avoiding it.
Kocur pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Nixon catches Kocur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nixon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kocur lands with a nice body punch.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
Kocur takes one to the chin there.
Kocur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nixon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kocur. That did some damage!
Nixon misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kocur! But no joy.
Nixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses.
Kocur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL2#
Kocur takes the fight into the clinch.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Nixon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Kocur only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nixon. #CL2#
Kocur moves into the clinch successfully.
Kocur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kocur is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Nixon.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nixon lands with a light punch inside.
Nixon tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but Nixon blocks it. #BC#
Nixon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Nixon slips a straight right by Kocur.
Nixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joey Kocur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Nixon looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
Kocur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kocur.
Nixon looks to land a combination but Kocur avoids it well.
Kocur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nixon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Decent striking displayed by Nixon there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kocur throws a leg kick which misses Nixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Nixon tries to avoid it.
Nixon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Nixon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nixon fakes the leg kick and cracks Kocur in the body. #T1#
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Nixon throws a hook to the side of Kocur's head but Kocur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Kocur.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Kocur blocks the body kick.
Nixon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kocur can pounce on him.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nixon throws a lazy right hand but Kocur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nixon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Nixon blocks a low kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Nixon misses its target.
Nixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kocur to counter with a crisp jab.
Nixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kocur.
Nixon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T2#
Nixon throws a body shot but no joy.
Nixon connects with a body shot that sends Kocur's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Kocur has Nixon up against the cage in a clinch.
Nixon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kocur is keeping busy.
Nixon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kocur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Nixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick from Nixon.
Nixon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Nixon.#T3#
Nixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kocur lands a nice shot to the body.
Kocur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nixon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Kocur doesn't manage to clinch there - Nixon circles away.
Nixon connects with an inside leg kick.
Nixon throws an overhand right that lands on Kocur's shoulder, as Kocur tries to avoid the shot.
Kocur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kocur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nixon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nixon throws a low kick but Kocur avoids it.
Kocur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.#T4#
Nixon scores with a punch to the head.
Kocur digs a good hook to Nixon's body.
Kocur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur throws a body kick that misses.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocur.
Kocur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kocur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nixon tries to counter by clinching up but Kocur breaks away and moves out of range.
Nixon scoring well with a low kick there.
Nixon misses with a hook.
Kocur moves away from the strike by Nixon.
Nixon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kocur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nixon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kocur.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
Kocur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nixon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Evil Nixon did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Kocur connects with a crisp jab.
Kocur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kocur walks into a left hand.
Kocur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Nixon misses the target.
Kocur flicks out a counter leg kick but Nixon steps away.
Nixon looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
Nixon scores with a nice right hand.
Kocur lands the left hand.
Nixon tries to land a leg kick but Kocur saw it coming and moves away.
Kocur misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nixon connects with the punch.
Kocur connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon tries to counter by clinching up but Kocur breaks away and moves out of range.
Nixon takes one to the chin there.#T1#
Nixon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Nixon blocks the low kick.
Kocur looks to land a right hand but Nixon moved out of range.
Kocur scores with a leg kick.
Nixon slips a straight right by Kocur.
Nixon ducks right into an uppercut from Kocur.
Kocur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kocur slips under a jab from Nixon.
A swing and a miss from Nixon.
Nixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kocur.
Nixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kocur.
Nixon looks to land a right hand but Kocur moved out of range.
Nixon missing with a left hand there. Kocur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nixon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kocur doesn't manage to clinch there - Nixon circles away.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Kocur blocks a jab.
Kocur lands with a hook. Nixon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Kocur has closed the distance and engaged Nixon in a clinch.
Nixon scores with a shoulder strike.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joey Kocur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kocur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Nixon.
Nixon avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Nixon avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
Nixon trying to control the position but instead, Kocur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nixon into the cage.
Nixon avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nixon.
Nixon tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Nixon prevents a body shot from Kocur.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kocur.
Nixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Kocur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nixon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
Kocur misses with a body punch. #T4#
Kocur connects with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Evil Nixon has been cut.
Kocur connects with a knee to the head.
Kocur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nixon lands a nice shot to the body.
Nixon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur blocking some punches.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur lands a shot to the body.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Nixon avoids the damage to the body.
Kocur misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Joey Kocur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Evil Nixon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Kocur finds it's target.
Nixon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nixon moves out of range of the body kick.
Nixon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Kocur misses.
Nixon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nixon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nixon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kocur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nixon can pounce on him.
Nixon throws a right hand that Kocur ducks under and follows up with a left that Kocur also avoids with ease.#T1#
Kocur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nixon moves out of range of the leg kick from Kocur.
A counter left hand to the body from Nixon misses its target.
Kocur ducks right into an uppercut from Nixon. #CL2#
Kocur clinches up against the cage.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nixon avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body. #BC#
Nixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kocur moves in looking to clinch but Nixon pushes him off.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Nixon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kocur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kocur wants to slow Nixon down by chopping away at his legs.
A clash of legs there as Kocur blocks the low kick.
Nixon swinging wildly here. #CL2#
Kocur gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T2#
Kocur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur lands with a short shot to the head.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Nixon tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Nixon manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kocur throws out a counter right but Nixon avoids it with no problem.
Nixon blocks a jab.
Nixon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Nixon.
Kocur sizes up Nixon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kocur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T3#
Kocur swings widly with a right hand
and Nixon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kocur misses with a hook.
Kocur misses the body punch
and Kocur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nixon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Nixon.
Nixon misses with a left hand
and Kocur counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Nixon
and Kocur counters with a stiff right hand.
Kocur loads up on a big right hand but Nixon slips the punch.
A head kick from Nixon lands but Kocur takes it in his stride.
Kocur connects with an inside leg kick.
Kocur blocks a head kick by Nixon.
Kocur defending well as Nixon loads up on a big left hand.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Nixon.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Nixon misses the target.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
A jab from Kocur misses.
Kocur connects with an inside leg kick.
Kocur needs to keep his hands up - Nixon had a free shot at his head there.
Nixon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kocur cracks Nixon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nixon throws a hook but Kocur avoids it easily.
A jab from Kocur does it's job there.
Kocur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kocur lands a nice shot that snaps Nixon's head back.
Nixon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kocur is looking to clinch.
Nixon misses with a looping left.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Kocur.
I think Kocur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Joey Kocur thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Syn 615 Diggs vs Sanada II
Date: Jan 26, 2019

#R1#
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Nixon.
Nixon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nixon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nixon lands with a straight right. Kocur didn't see that one coming.
Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon throws a hook to the side of Kocur's head but Kocur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kocur quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kocur tries a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
Kocur lands with a nice body punch.
Nixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nixon cracks Kocur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kocur throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nixon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nixon misses the body punch
and Kocur counters with a nice leg kick.
Nixon scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nixon throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Kocur clinches up with Nixon and pushes him back against the cage.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Nixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon. #T1#
Nixon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nixon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kocur lands a body shot.
Kocur throws a series of punches but Nixon moves out of range.
Kocur throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kocur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Nixon tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nixon throws a right hand that misses
and Kocur counters with a stiff right hand.
Nixon misses with a head kick.
Kocur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nixon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kocur rather than just go for the knockout.
Kocur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nixon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nixon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Nixon.
Kocur cracks Nixon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T2#
A low kick from Nixon misses
and Kocur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nixon scores with a kick to the body.
Nixon lands a nice looking body kick.
Nixon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Kocur.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nixon. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nixon loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Nixon throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Nixon moves out of range of the leg kick from Kocur.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Nixon tries a quick counter leg kick but Kocur is wise to it.
Nixon throws out a leg kick but Kocur moves out of range and Nixon only half commits.
Kocur is looking to counter punch.
Nixon misses with a straight left. #T3#
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Nixon throws a jab when Kocur was well out of range.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Kocur clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kocur.
Nixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon is working Kocur over against the cage.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Nixon lands an uppercut.
Nixon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nixon avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Nixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Nixon.
Kocur lands a right hand.
Nixon avoiding damage.
A short right from Nixon on the inside. #T4#
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Nixon controls the action.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nixon misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Nixon manages to break the clinch.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
Kocur throws a hook to the side of Nixon's head but Nixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kocur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
Kocur throws out a leg kick but Nixon moves out of range and Kocur only half commits.
Kocur throws a leg kick which misses Nixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Nixon tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nixon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nixon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kocur throws a leg kick
and Nixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nixon lands a really nice looking cross but Kocur seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Nixon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Kocur takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kocur is looking to slow Nixon down with leg kicks.
Jab from Nixon.
Kocur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Nixon blocks the leg kick.
Kocur looking to land some kicks to the body here. #CL#
Kocur gets a clinch.
Nixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but Nixon blocks it.
A short right from Kocur.
Nixon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kocur up against the cage.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur lands an uppercut.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Joey Kocur has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Nixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Nixon.
Nixon lands with a right to the head.
Nixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but Nixon blocks with his arms. #BC2#
Nixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kocur misses with a left hand
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Nixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Nixon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nixon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nixon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kocur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nixon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nixon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur throws a low kick but Nixon avoids it.
Nixon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kocur will feel that in the morning.
Kocur throws a series of punches but Nixon avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Nixon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kocur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kocur throws a low kick but Nixon moves out of range easily.
Nixon misses with the combination.
Nixon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kocur moves away from the strike by Nixon.
Nixon misses with a straight left.
Nixon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nixon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nixon slips a straight right by Kocur.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Nixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Evil Nixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon misses with the body kick
and Kocur counters with a thumping low kick. #T3#
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Kocur walks into a straight right hand from Nixon.
Kocur swings widly with a right hand
and Nixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kocur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nixon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nixon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kocur misses with a right hand
and Nixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nixon lands a head kick!
Kocur takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Kocur thows a leg kick but Nixon checks it
and Nixon counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kocur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nixon.
Nixon cracks Kocur with an open hand slap.
Nixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Nixon looks to land a right hand but Kocur moved out of range.#T4#
Nixon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kocur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Nixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Nixon's head.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kocur moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Kocur tries to land a front kick but Nixon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kocur scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Nixon.
Nixon throws a front kick that sends Kocur stumbling back into the cage.
Kocur throws out a leg kick but Nixon moves out of range and Kocur only half commits.
Nixon lands a really nice looking cross but Kocur seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nixon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice cross by Nixon.
Kocur throws a lazy right hand but Nixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nixon throws out a counter right but Kocur avoids it with no problem.
A clash of legs there as Nixon blocks the low kick.
Despite the aggression on Nixon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Nixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nixon, as that shot connected.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Nixon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kocur throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Kocur forces Nixon back against the cage and clinches.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nixon.
Nixon prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Nixon lands a shot to the body.
Nixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nixon.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nixon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Kocur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kocur misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Kocur is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Nixon.
Oh Kocur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur seems to have got his legs back now.#BC2#
Nixon breaks the clinch.
Nixon throws a push kick but Kocur slaps the foot to one side.
Kocur lands with a straight right. Nixon didn't see that one coming.
Nixon throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Nixon as he connects with a hook.
Nixon throws a poor cross that misses
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kocur takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
Nixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kocur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nixon counters with a straight right hand.
Nixon throws an overhand right that drops Kocur like a sack of potatoes! Nixon dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Nixon!
Evil Nixon is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Evil Nixon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Syn 612 Nixon vs Kocur
Date: Jan 05, 2019

#R1#
Nixon misses the jab.
Kocur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nixon lands with a right hand.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
Joey Kocur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kocur is looking to clinch.
Kocur connects with a crisp jab.
Nixon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nixon takes one to the chin there.
Nixon connects with a looping right hand.
Nixon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!
Nixon avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Nixon throwing a counter right hand but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Nixon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kocur just manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Kocur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL2#
Kocur clinches up against the cage.#T1#
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nixon lands with a left to the head.
Kocur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nixon working aggressively here.
Nixon misses with some punches.
Nixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
Nixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nixon lands a body punch.
Nixon is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nixon gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur. #T2#
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Nixon lands a shoulder strike.
Kocur lands a left hand.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Nixon tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nixon lands with a left to the head.
Nixon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Kocur works on Nixon's body with a couple of short punches.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Nixon.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
Kocur tries a body shot but Nixon blocks it. #T3#
Nixon avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Kocur digs a right hand underneath Nixon's ribcage. Nixon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Nixon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur tries a body shot but Nixon blocks it.
Kocur misses with a knee strike.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Nixon.
Kocur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nixon or not.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nixon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
Nixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nixon avoids it.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur lands a hook that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Nixon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Kocur.
Kocur lands a left hand.
Nixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kocur working Nixon over with knees to the body.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nixon lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Nixon.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Nixon gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Nixon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Kocur scores with a shoulder strike.
Nixon takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Evil Nixon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Kocur is looking to chop away at Nixon's legs.
It looked like Nixon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kocur.#CUT2#
It looks like Evil Nixon has been cut.
Nixon scores with a decent looking hook.
Kocur looks to land a right hand but Nixon moved out of range.
Nixon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nixon missing with a left hand there. Kocur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Nixon misses.
Nixon staying out of range there.
Kocur scores with a jab. Nixon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kocur misses with a hook
and Nixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Kocur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon needs to keep his hands up - Kocur had a free shot at his head there.
Kocur looks to land a right hand but Nixon moved out of range.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon tried to counter with a leg kick but Kocur avoided it.
Nixon throws a shot from downtown. Kocur moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Nixon tries to clinch up.
Nixon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nixon is looking to clinch.
Kocur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kocur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Nixon.
Nixon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kocur is looking to clinch.
Nixon scores with a spinning back kick!
Nixon misses with a hook.
Nixon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kocur cracks the inside of Nixon's front leg.
Nixon misses with a straight right. #T2#
Good exchange - Kocur coming out on top.
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!
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Nixon is looking to score with low kicks.
Nixon lands a nice hook to Kocur's body. Kocur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kocur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Kocur finds it's way through Nixon's defenses.
Nixon throws out a loose jab but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kocur scores with a hook.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Kocur misses with a wild combination.
Kocur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Kocur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nixon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kocur.
Kocur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nixon takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Kocur slips under a jab.
Kocur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Kocur throws a right hand that misses
letting Nixon counter with a right hand.
Kocur misses with a hook.#CL#
Nixon pushes Kocur up against the cage in a clinch.
Kocur lands with a left to the head. #T4#
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nixon.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
Nixon is working Kocur over against the cage.
A short right from Nixon on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kocurs head.
Nixon avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Nixon.
Kocur is leaning against Nixon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Nixon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evil Nixon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evil Nixon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Nice uppercut there from Nixon.
Nixon thuds a left hand into Kocur's body.
A swing and a miss from Kocur.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kocur.
Kocur tries to clinch but Nixon is having none of it.
Kocur keeps the fight on the outside.
Nixon checks a leg kick.
Nixon slips a jab from Kocur.
Nixon clobbers Kocur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur moves away from the strike by Nixon.
Evil Nixon is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Kocur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Evil Nixon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards. #T1#
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nixon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kocur pushes Nixon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nixon tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kocur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kocur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
Kocur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kocur lands with a short shot to the head.
Nixon prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kocur obliges.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Nixon.
Kocur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
Kocur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Nixon controls the action.
Kocur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur digs a right hand into Nixon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nixon's gas tank.
Kocur landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kocur obliges.
Kocur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nixon backwards. #T3#
A short right from Kocur on the inside.
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kocur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nixon misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nixon.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kocur obliges.
Kocur lands a knee to the body.
Kocur works on Nixon's body with a couple of short punches.
Kocur lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kocur.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nixon prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage. #T4#
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kocur lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kocur or not.
A short left from Kocur.
Nixon avoiding damage.
Kocur utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kocur.
Kocur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Kocur.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Nixon avoids the damage to the body.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evil Nixon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Nixon scores with a jab. Kocur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kocur tries to clinch but Nixon is having none of it.
Kocur scores with a sloppy right hand. Nixon should have avoided that one.
Kocur tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Nixon.
Good work by Nixon as he checks the leg kick.
Nixon cracks Kocur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kocur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kocur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nixon scores with a one two! Kocur had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Kocur throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Kocur staying out of range there.
Kocur blocks a jab.
Kocur slips under a jab.
Kocur wants to clinch up but Nixon keeps it at a distance.
Nixon keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Kocur misses.
Nixon throwing a counter right hand but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Nixon moved out of range nicely.
Nixon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Kocur to counter with a crisp jab.
Nixon checks a leg kick.
Nixon misses with a low kick as Kocur jumps back.
Kocur keeps the fight on the outside.
Nixon throws out a loose jab but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Kocur responds with a good body kick, but Nixon manages to step out the way in time.
Nixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kocur looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Kocur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kocur scores with a shot to the body.
Kocur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nixon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kocur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL#
Nixon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nixon misses with some punches.
Nixon tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Nixon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Kocur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nixon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kocur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kocur lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Kocur scores a nice knee to the body. #T3#
Kocur is leaning against Nixon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kocur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nixon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kocur lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Kocur connects with a knee to the head.
Kocur pushes Nixon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kocur cracks Nixon with a nice body shot.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch. #ROC2#
Nixon is rocked!
Nixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nixon.
Nixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kocur or not.
Nixon blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Kocur.
Kocur works on Nixon's body with a couple of short punches.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Nixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kocur or not.
Nixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Nixon tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nixon.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nixon avoids it.
Nixon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Evil Nixon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nixon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kocur - the referee stops the clock and Nixon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kocur. Nixon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nixon misses the jab.
A combination from Kocur does no damage.
Nixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kocur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kocur circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kocur! But no joy.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nixon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kocur.
Nixon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nixon throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Nixon moved away.
Kocur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kocur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nixon scores with a jab to the head. #T1#
Nixon is looking to land body kicks.
Kocur lands a really nice looking cross but Nixon seems unphased.
Nixon slips a jab from Kocur.
Kocur throws the kick towards the body but Nixon avoids it.
Nixon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kocur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Kocur tries to keep at a distance but Nixon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kocur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage. #BC#
Nixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kocur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kocur scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
A combination from Kocur does no damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kocur.
Kocur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nixon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Kocur.
Kocur scores with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kocur, right into the meat.
Kocur with a nice cross.
Nixon tries to clinch there but Kocur circles away.
Kocur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kocur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kocur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nixon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Nixon slips under a jab.
Nixon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Kocur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nixon slips under a jab from Kocur.
Nixon lands a really nice looking cross but Kocur seems unphased.
Nixon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nixon misses with an uppercut.
Nixon slips under a jab from Kocur.
Nixon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Nixon misses its intended target.
Nixon connects with a looping right hand.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nixon is out of range and Kocur settles back down. #T4#
Nixon ducks right into an uppercut from Kocur. #CL#
Nixon rushes Kocur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kocur has Nixon pressed against the cage, preventing Nixon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kocur. #BC#
Nixon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kocur lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kocur misses.
Kocur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Nixon.
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Kocur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kocur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nixon on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Kocur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kocur has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur is the new light heavyweight champion!
Joey Kocur seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Syn 609
Date: Dec 15, 2018

#R1#
Girard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Girard cracks a nice hook into Kocur's ribs.
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Girard.
Girard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur throws a leg kick which misses Girard's front leg but catches the back leg as Girard tries to avoid it.
Girard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kocur's sensitive parts.
Kocur looks to throw the jab but Girard is out of range.
Kocur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Girard.
Girard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Girard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Girard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kocur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Girard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kocur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Girard 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 throws a chopping leg kick but Girard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kocur. Girard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Girard misses the jab.
Girard ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur cracks Girard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Girard. #T1#
Girard connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Girard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kocur's sensitive parts.
Girard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL#
Kocur moves into the clinch successfully.
Girard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Girard scores with a hook to the body.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Girard controls his hands.
Kocur has Girard pressed against the cage, preventing Girard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Girard. #BC2#
Girard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Girard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Girard scores with a leg kick.
Girard slips under a jab.
Girard looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gaultier Girard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Girard tries to score with a low kick but Kocur moves his leg out of the way.
Girard throws a leg kick but Kocur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kocur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Girard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Girard lands with a nice body kick.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Girard throws a leg kick which misses Kocur's front leg but catches the back leg as Kocur tries to avoid it. #T2#
Kocur throws a leg kick but Girard checks it.
Girard misses with a right hand
letting Kocur counter with a right hand.
Girard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Girard throws a body kick that misses.
Girard motions for Kocur to come forward. Girard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Girard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Girard. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Girard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Girard misses with an uppercut. Kocur saw that one coming.
A big left from Kocur misses.
Girard avoids the body shot from Kocur.
A swing and a miss from Girard.
Kocur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
Girard throws a low kick but Kocur avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Girard. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Kocur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T3#
Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Girard backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Girard.
Girard tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Girard back against the cage.
Girard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Girard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur lands with a short shot to the head.
Girard has had enough of the clinch but Kocur keeps him there for the moment.
Girard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Girard misses with a knee strike.
Kocur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Girard.
A right hook to the body lands for Kocur.
Girard lands a nice uppercut.
Girard has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Girard misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Girard.
Kocur misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Kocur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Girard gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4##BC2#
Girard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Girard thuds his right hand into Kocur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kocur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kocur lands a two punch combo.
Kocur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Girard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Girard.
Kocur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Girard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Girard misses with a body shot.
Girard throws a sloppy head kick and Kocur moves out of range easily.
Girard scores with a spinning back kick!
Girard looks to land a left hand but Kocur moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Kocur on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Girard cracks a nice hook into Kocur's ribs.
Girard looks to throw a body kick
and Kocur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Girard connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Girard scores with a hook.
Girard tries to land a front kick but Kocur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy body kick from Girard
and Kocur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaultier Girard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Kocur blocks the body kick.
Kocur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Girard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kocur misses the jab.
Kocur misses with a hook.
Kocur wants to clinch up but Girard keeps it at a distance.
Girard misses with a kick to the body.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Girard tries to land a front kick but Kocur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kocur throwing a counter right hand but Girard manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kocur.
Girard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Girard is just out of range.
A jab from Girard finds it's way through Kocur's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Girard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Girard throws a front kick that sends Kocur stumbling back into the cage.
Girard scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Girard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Girard is looking to slow Kocur down with leg kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Kocur. #T1#
Kocur feints and then cracks Girard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Girard down.
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Girard.
Kocur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Girard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Girard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Girard thumps Kocur with a low kick.
Kocur checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kocur throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Girard! But no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Girard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A shot to the body from Girard misses
and Kocur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Girard throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Girard misses.
Girard misses with a kick to the body
and Kocur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Girard's knee momentarily.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Girard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Girard moved out of range nicely.
Girard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Kocur wants to clinch up but Girard keeps it at a distance.
Kocur throws a sloppy head kick and Girard moves out of range easily. #T2#
Kocur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Girard.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Girard moves away and avoids it.
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!
Kocur throws a hook but Girard avoids it easily.
Girard throws a poor cross that misses
and Kocur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Girard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Girard.
Kocur scores with a spinning back kick!
Kocur throws out a leg kick but Girard moves out of range and Kocur only half commits.
Girard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kocur throws out the jab.
Girard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur throws a solid leg kick but Girard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kocur.#CL#
Kocur clinches with his opponent.
Kocur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Girard.
Joey Kocur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kocur scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Nice body punch from Kocur.
Girard prevents a body shot from Kocur.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Kocur is working Girard over against the cage.
Girard working aggressively here.
Girard blocks a body shot from Kocur.
Girard lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Girard can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Girard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Girard.
Kocur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Gaultier Girard has been cut.
Girard blocks a body shot from Kocur.
Kocur is working Girard over against the cage.
Girard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Girard.
Girard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Girard.
A short right from Girard. #T4#
Girard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Girard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Girard.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Girard lands a left hand.
Girard misses with a body punch.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Girard is defending well for now.
Kocur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Girard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Girard is trying to break the clinch but Kocur has him pressed against the cage.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Girard avoids the damage to the body.
Kocur crunches a lovely knee into Girard's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Kocur.
Girard is breathing heavily.
Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Girard backwards.
Girard prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gaultier Girard's cut.
That's time! Kocur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Girard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kocur throws out the jab.
Girard lands an overhand right.
Kocur throws the left hand but Girard avoids the punch easily.
Gaultier Girard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Girard throws a poor cross that misses
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Girard. That did some damage!
Girard tries to land a front kick but Kocur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Girard loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Girard is just out of range.
Kocur throws the left hand but Girard avoids the punch easily.
Girard looks for the body kick but Kocur saw that one coming.
That kick from Girard tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Girard.
Kocur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Girard thumps Kocur with a low kick.
Girard keeps the fight on the outside.
Kocur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Girard.
Girard misses with a double jab
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Girard slips under a jab.#T1#
Girard checks a leg kick nicely.
Girard throws a wild body kick that Kocur sees coming a mile off.
Kocur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Girard.
Kocur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kocur is looking to clinch but Girard is avoiding it.
Kocur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Girard wants to slow Kocur down by chopping away at his legs. #CL#
Kocur gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kocur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur misses with a knee to the head.
Girard working aggressively here.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Girard has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Girard misses with the head strike. #T2#
Girard tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Girard tries to break the clinch but Kocur is controlling the position.
Girard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Girard avoids it.
Girard misses with some punches.
Kocur gets through Girard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Girard avoids it.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Girard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Girard swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Girard misses with some punches.
Girard misses with some punches.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Girard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Girard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Girard working aggressively here.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Girard's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Girard fails to land.
Girard avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Girard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Girard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Girard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Girard controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Girard.
Girard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Girard misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Kocur.
Girard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Girard can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Girard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Girard is trying to push Kocur away but Kocur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Girard misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Girard breaks the clinch. #T4#
Kocur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kocur.
Girard steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kocur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kocur fakes the leg kick and cracks Girard in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Girard lands.
Kocur throws a solid leg kick but Girard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kocur.
Girard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Girard tries to land a front kick but Kocur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kocur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Girard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Kocur showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kocur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Kocur!
A relieved looking Joey Kocur thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Syn 605
Date: Nov 17, 2018

#R1#
Kocur circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kocur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kocur throws a chopping leg kick but Robinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kocur scoring well with a low kick there.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kocur. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Robinson throws a body kick that misses
and Kocur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Kocur circles away.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A combination from Robinson does no damage. #T1#
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kocur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Kocur walks into a left hand.
Ja Wuan Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson lands with a kick to the temple. Kocur shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Robinson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Robinson.
Robinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Robinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL2#
Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Robinson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur. #T2#
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Kocur looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Robinson.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Kocur.
A right hook to the body lands for Kocur.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Kocur prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kocur.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Robinson.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Kocur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kocur or not.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinsons head.
Kocur digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank. #T4#
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Kocur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Still in the clinch, Kocur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson lands a right hand.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson is working Kocur over against the cage.
Kocur scores with a shoulder strike.
Kocur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Robinson scores with a hook to the body. Kocur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kocur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robinson connects with a body shot.
Robinson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Kocur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kocur tests Robinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Robinson cracks Kocur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kocur paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kocur throws out a leg kick but Robinson moves out of range and Kocur only half commits.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
As Robinson backs away, Kocur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kocur tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur lands a nice knee to the body.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Kocur. #T2#
Kocur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur lands with a left to the head.
Kocur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kocur lands with a light punch inside.
Kocur working Robinson over with knees to the body.
Kocur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kocur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kocur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Kocur lands with a right to the head.
Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Kocur.
Kocur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joey Kocur has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T3#
Kocur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kocur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kocur.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kocur.
Kocur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
A knee to the head by Kocur.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur lands a knee to the body.
Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kocur looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Kocur lands a good knee to the midsection. Robinson won't want to take too many of those.
Kocur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur landing knees to the head.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kocur tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur lands with a right to the head.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kocur blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL2#
Robinson instigates a clinch.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Robinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Kocur crunches a lovely knee into Robinson's ribcage.
Kocur tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur gets through Robinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kocur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinsons head. #T1#
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Kocur scores with a hook to the body.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Robinson lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Kocur misses with a knee to the head.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
Kocur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head. #T2#
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Kocur tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
Robinson misses with the head strike.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Robinson tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kocurs head.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Kocur misses with a knee to the head. #T3#
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Robinson.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson lands a left hand.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson.
Kocur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Kocur.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Robinson pushes Kocur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kocur digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ja Wuan Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joey Kocur.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kocur, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Kocur!
An out of breath Joey Kocur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Syn 600 - All In
Date: Oct 20, 2018

#R1#
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.#CL#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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.
#R2#
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.

Event: Syn 593
Date: Sep 01, 2018

#R1#
Chikatchawan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chikatchawan scores with a nice body 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.
Chikatchawan fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chikatchawan finds it's way round the side to connect with Kocur's head.
A big left from Chikatchawan misses.
Chikatchawan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chikatchawan keeps Kocur at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big right from Kocur misses. #CL#
Chikatchawan darts in and clinches Kocur up against the cage.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chikatchawan.
A short right from Chikatchawan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chikatchawan.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Chikatchawan.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
A nice right hand lands inside from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a body punch. #BC#
Chikatchawan manages to break the clinch.
Chikatchawan misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan throws a front kick aimed at Kocur's knee but Kocur avoids it well.
Chikatchawan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chikatchawan misses with a straight left.
Chikatchawan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kocur blocks a low kick nicely.
Chikatchawan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kocur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kocur.
Chikatchawan throws the kick towards the body but Kocur avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kocur! But no joy.
Chikatchawan moves away from the strike by Kocur.
Nice body kick there by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chikatchawan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kocur. Kocur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T2#
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Kocur throws a wild body kick that Chikatchawan sees coming a mile off.
Chikatchawan throws a counter high kick but Kocur was just alert enough to avoid it.
Chikatchawan blocks a jab.
A combination from Kocur does no damage.
Chikatchawan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kocur scores with a one two! Chikatchawan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chikatchawan connects with an inside leg kick.
Kocur scoring well with a low kick there.
Kocur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chikatchawan checks a leg kick.
Chikatchawan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kocur under the eye.
Kocur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chikatchawan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chikatchawan cracks Kocur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Chikatchawan is predictable there
and Kocur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kocur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kocur staying out of range there.#T3#
Chikatchawan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chikatchawan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Kocur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chikatchawan misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kocur! But no joy.
Chikatchawan thuds his shin into the meat of Kocur's side.
Kocur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kocur blocks a head kick by Chikatchawan.
Kocur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chikatchawan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kocur. That's going to slow Chikatchawan down.
Kocur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chikatchawan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kocur can pounce on him.
Chikatchawan scores with a body shot.
Chikatchawan lands a glancing blow to the side of Kocur's head.
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!
Kocur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kocur throws a quick inside leg kick. #T4#
Kocur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chikatchawan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chikatchawan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kocur wants to counter with a clinch but Chikatchawan pushes him away.
Chikatchawan feints and then cracks Kocur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kocur down.
Chikatchawan scores with a shot to the body.
Kocur misses with a two punch combination.
Chikatchawan missing with a left hand there. Kocur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Kocur.
Chikatchawan motions for Kocur to come forward. Chikatchawan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chikatchawan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chikatchawan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Chikatchawan blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chikatchawan lands a nice hook to Kocur's body. Kocur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kocur.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Chikatchawan.
Kocur throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Kocur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kocur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chikatchawan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kocur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chikatchawan checks it well.
Chikatchawan misses with the body kick
and Kocur counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Kocur misses.
Chikatchawan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kocur.
Chikatchawan cracks Kocur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Chikatchawan. That snapped Kocur's head back.
Kocur throws a body punch but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Chikatchawan throws a counter high kick but Kocur was just alert enough to avoid it.
Chikatchawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Kocur jabs at Chikatchawan's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chikatchawan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocur.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Chikatchawan's head.
Chikatchawan loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.#T1#
Good work by Kocur as he checks the leg kick.
Chikatchawan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chikatchawan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chikatchawan.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
Chikatchawan scores with a punch to the head.
Kocur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kocur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chikatchawan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chikatchawan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kocur checks it well.
Chikatchawan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chikatchawan's corner calls for a 1-2. Chikatchawan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kocur tries to clinch but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Chikatchawan looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range. #T2#
Chikatchawan scores with a jab.
Kocur throws a low kick but Chikatchawan moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chikatchawan loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
Chikatchawan throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chikatchawan. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chikatchawan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chikatchawan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kocur throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chikatchawan on the side of the head.
Chikatchawan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsoko Chikatchawan is winning the standup battle so far.
Chikatchawan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chikatchawan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kocur misses with a looping right.
And Chikatchawan counters with a quick kick to the body but Kocur blocks it.
Chikatchawan lunges at Kocur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kocur's hand.
Kocur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kocur moves out of range as Chikatchawan throws a body kick.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Chikatchawan's head.#T3#
Kocur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chikatchawan.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Chikatchawan is just out of range.
Kocur moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kocur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chikatchawan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Chikatchawan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kocur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kocur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chikatchawan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kocur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chikatchawan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kocur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chikatchawan misses with a looping right.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chikatchawan.
An attempted straight right counter from Chikatchawan misses the target.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Chikatchawan misses with a body kick.
Chikatchawan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chikatchawan connects with the punch.
Kocur walks into a jab.
Kocur is looking to slow Chikatchawan down with leg kicks.
Chikatchawan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Chikatchawan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kocur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chikatchawan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chikatchawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chikatchawan lands a jab to the nose.
Chikatchawan with a jab.
Kocur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chikatchawan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kocur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chikatchawan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kocur tries to move into range but Chikatchawan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Chikatchawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Chikatchawan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kocur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kocur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chikatchawan slips under a jab.
Kocur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chikatchawan can pounce on him.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kocur.
Chikatchawan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kocur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur moves out of range of the strikes.
Chikatchawan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kocur.
Chikatchawan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Kocur misses with an uppercut.
Chikatchawan tried to counter with a leg kick but Kocur avoided it.#T1#
Kocur lunges at Chikatchawan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chikatchawan's hand.
Kocur misses with a left hand
and Chikatchawan counters with a nice uppercut.
Chikatchawan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocur.
Chikatchawan throws a looping overhand right but Kocur ducks down to avoid it.
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kocur lands with a straight right. Chikatchawan didn't see that one coming.
Chikatchawan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kocur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chikatchawan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kocur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kocur misses with a low kick as Chikatchawan jumps back.
Chikatchawan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kocur.
Chikatchawan is looking to counter punch.
Kocur scores with a nice strike.
Joey Kocur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Chikatchawan blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur throws a hook but Chikatchawan avoids it easily.
Chikatchawan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kocur misses with a hook. Chikatchawan ducked under it nicely.
Chikatchawan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Chikatchawan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chikatchawan keeps the fight on the outside.
Chikatchawan dips to his left and cracks Kocur with an uppercut!
Kocur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kocur throws a hook to the side of Chikatchawan's head but Chikatchawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Kocur wants to land a leg kick but Chikatchawan is out of range.
Chikatchawan looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
Chikatchawan tries to clinch but Kocur moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Chikatchawan blocks the leg kick.
Chikatchawan looks to land a body kick but Kocur moved away.#T3#
Kocur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chikatchawan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kocur scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kocur.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook.
Kocur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chikatchawan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kocur under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan scores with a leg kick.
Chikatchawan misses with a body kick.
Kocur throws out a counter right but Chikatchawan avoids it with no problem.
Chikatchawan staying out of range there.
Chikatchawan thuds his shin into the meat of Kocur's side.
Chikatchawan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chikatchawan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur scores with a nice right hand.
Chikatchawan throws out a loose jab but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Nice defenses there by Chikatchawan.
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chikatchawan.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kocur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chikatchawan can pounce on him.
Chikatchawan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kocur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chikatchawan looks for the body kick but Kocur saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chikatchawan. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur tries a quick counter leg kick but Chikatchawan is wise to it.
Kocur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kocur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chikatchawan.
Kocur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chikatchawan's sensitive parts.
Kocur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur motions for Chikatchawan to come forward. Kocur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Chikatchawan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tsoko Chikatchawan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kocur is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tsoko Chikatchawan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chikatchawan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsoko Chikatchawan!
Tsoko Chikatchawan 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.

Event: MMMA 89 Kocur vs Grossweiner
Date: Aug 12, 2018

#R1#
Kocur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grossweiner.
Kocur throws a low kick, looking for Grossweiner's leg but Grossweiner calmly moves out of range.
Grossweiner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kocur definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grossweiner throws an overhand right that lands on Kocur's shoulder, as Kocur tries to avoid the shot.
Grossweiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick.
Kocur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grossweiners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kocur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kocur.
Grossweiner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grossweiner loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
Grossweiner looks to land a body kick but Kocur moved away.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Grossweiner.
Grossweiner scores with a jab to the head.
Kocur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossweiner defending well as Kocur loads up on a big left hand.
Kocur walks into a jab.
Kocur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grossweiner blocks a jab.#T1#
Grossweiner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kocur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grossweiner throws a lazy right hand but Kocur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kocur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kocur fakes the leg kick and cracks Grossweiner in the body.
Grossweiner throws a looping overhand right but Kocur ducks down to avoid it.
Kocur tries to land a leg kick but Grossweiner saw it coming and moves away.
Grossweiner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joey Kocur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grossweiner misses with a double jab
and Kocur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good leg kick by Grossweiner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grossweiner avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kocur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grossweiner sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Kocur moves into the clinch.
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!
Grossweiner has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Grossweiner. #T2#
Kocur has Grossweiner pressed against the cage, preventing Grossweiner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kocur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grossweiner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grossweiner misses with some punches.
Grossweiner lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Grossweiner misses with the head strike.
Grossweiner working aggressively here.
Grossweiner is trying to break the clinch but Kocur has him pressed against the cage.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Grossweiner digs a right hand underneath Kocur's ribcage. Kocur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kocur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grossweiner's face.
Kocur tries to work over Grossweiner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Grossweiner.
Kocur misses with a knee strike.
Grossweiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Grossweiner tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Grossweiner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
Grossweiner misses with a punch to the body.
Grossweiner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grossweiner throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur scores with a shoulder strike.
Kocur is working Grossweiner over against the cage.
Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grossweiner backwards.
Grossweiner tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Grossweiner back against the cage.
Grossweiner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grossweiner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Kocur working Grossweiner over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Kocur.
Grossweiner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grossweiner is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossweiner misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Grossweiner misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Grossweiner fails to land.
Kocur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grossweiner blocking some punches.
Grossweiner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grossweiner misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grossweiner.
Kocur landing knees to the body.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kocur.
Kocur lands with a light punch inside.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grossweiner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grossweiner looks winded!
Grossweiner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kocur lands a good knee to the midsection. Grossweiner won't want to take too many of those.
Kocur gets through Grossweiner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Kocur lands a jab to the nose.#ROC#
Grossweiner is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Kocur lands a brutal uppercut that launches Grossweiner off his feet! Grossweiner tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur retains his light heavyweight title!
Joey Kocur thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: MMMA 84 Kelly Vs Kocur
Date: Jul 08, 2018

#R1#
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelly tries to counter by clinching up but Kocur breaks away and moves out of range.
Kocur misses with a low kick as Kelly jumps back.
Kocur scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Kocur moved away.
Kelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kocur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kocur misses with a straight right.
Kelly is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kelly takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Kelly throws a wild body kick that Kocur sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kocur misses the jab.
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 throws a chopping leg kick but Kelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly lands with a straight right. Kocur didn't see that one coming.
Kelly slips a jab from Kocur.
Kelly swinging wildly here. #T1#
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelly throwing a counter right hand but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
A low kick from Kelly misses
and Kocur counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
Kocur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kocur lands a head shot.#CL2#
Kocur forces Kelly back against the ropes and clinches.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Kocur.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kelly managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kocur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Kocur lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kocur.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Kocur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur lands a left hand. #T3#
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
Kocur lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur landing knees to the body.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the ropes.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head. #T4#
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kelly's elbow.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kocur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Kelly gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly is trying to break the clinch but Kocur is controlling him.
Kelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Kocur gets an underhook and turns Kelly into the ropes.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Kocur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Kocur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kocur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelly throws a low kick but Kocur moves out of range easily.
Gerry Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Kelly lands.
Joey Kocur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Kocur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelly doesn't seem phased though.
Kocur lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Kocur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#ROC2#
Kelly is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Kocur throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Kelly is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Joey Kocur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: MMMA 78 Dragovic Vs Boagrius 3
Date: May 27, 2018

#R1#
A jab from Wylde finds it's way through Kocur's defenses.
Wylde works the jab nicely.
Kocur needs to keep his hands up - Wylde had a free shot at his head there.
Wylde throws a hook but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CUT#
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Kocur loads up on a big right hand but Wylde slips the punch.
Wylde throws a leg kick
and Kocur counters with a good low kick that Wylde was not able to check.
Kocur throws a leg kick
and Wylde counters with a good, hard body kick but Kocur shrugs it off.
Kocur lands the left hand.
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kocur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wylde with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur needs to keep his hands up - Wylde had a free shot at his head there.#CL#
Wylde gets tackled into the cage by Kocur. Kocur maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wylde.
Wylde managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Wylde lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Wylde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wylde.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Kocur lands with a short shot to the head.
Wylde blocks an uppercut.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kocur.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
A hook to the body from Kocur.
Wylde displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kocur up against the cage.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Wylde is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wylde has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kocur stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wylde's elbow. #T2#
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wylde looks winded!
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!
Wylde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wylde avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Kocur working Wylde over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kocur.
Kocur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wylde in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from Kocur.
Kocur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wylde blocking some punches.
Kocur lands a hook that snaps the head of Wylde backwards.
A short right from Kocur on the inside.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wylde avoids it.
Wylde lands with a left to the head.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Wylde blocking some punches.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Wylde avoids the damage to the body.
Wylde lands a right hand. #T3#
Wylde has Kocur pressed against the cage.
Wylde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards. #BC2#
Wylde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wylde digs a good body shot into Kocur's ribs.
Kocur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Kocur clinches with his opponent.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Wylde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but Wylde blocks it.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Wylde managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kocur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wylde is defending well for now.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Kocur lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wylde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kocur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Wylde prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Kocur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Wylde avoids the damage to the body.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Wylde misses with a body punch.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Wylde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kocur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde'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.
#R2#
Kocur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wylde misses with a double jab.
Wylde lands with a straight right. Kocur didn't see that one coming.
Wylde is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kocur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur throws a poor cross that misses
and Wylde counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur tries to work over Wylde's front leg with a kick but Wylde checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wylde.
Wylde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wylde throws an off balance right hand
and Kocur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
Kocur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wylde. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Wylde bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kocur's head.
Wylde on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wylde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kocur.
Wylde takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur moves forwards but Wylde connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kocur jabs at Wylde's body.
Kocur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wylde.
Kocur lands a slapping body shot.
Kocur looks to throw the jab but Wylde is out of range.
Wylde feints a counter leg kick.
Kocur lands a nice shot that snaps Wylde's head back.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Wylde.
Wylde looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde is looking to chop away at Kocur's legs.
Wylde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wylde misses with a lunging right hand
and Kocur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Kocur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wylde. That did some damage!
Gunnar Wylde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kocur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wylde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kocur scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT#
That has opened up Gunnar Wylde's cut even more.
Wylde slips under a jab from Kocur.
Wylde connects with a right hand. Kocur shakes it off.
Kocur thuds a left hand into Wylde's body.
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Wylde.
Wylde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wylde throws a lazy uppercut
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Wylde.
Jab from Kocur.
Wylde takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#ROC#
Wylde is rocked!
Kocur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wylde is still on wobbly legs! Can Kocur finish him?
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Wylde seems to have recovered his senses.
Wylde pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Kocur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wylde's hands.#CUT#
The cut above Gunnar Wylde's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wylde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kocur scores with a nice right hand.
Kocur is looking to clinch.
Wylde gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kocur gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Kocur!
During a confident post fight interview, Joey Kocur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: MMMA Fright Night 4
Date: Apr 25, 2018

#R1#
Skif misses with a two punch combination.
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kocur connects with the punch.
A head kick by Skif misses
and Kocur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Skif's knee momentarily.
Kocur works Skif's body with a nice hook.
Kocur chopping away at his opponent's legs. #CL2#
Skif moves into the clinch.
Skif is trying to push Kocur away but Kocur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skif tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Skif swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur has Skif pressed against the cage, preventing Skif from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skif can't break the clinch.
Skif's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Skif has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Skif blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
Kocur blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kocur.
Kocur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kocur lands with a short shot to the head.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Skif avoids the damage to the body.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Skif misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur misses with a knee strike.
Skif swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur tries a body shot but Skif blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kocur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Skif pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skif stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kocur.
Good exchange - Kocur coming out on top.
Kocur cracks Skif on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Skif falls backwards against the cage. Kocur follows up with more strikes that drop Skif to his knees. Kocur keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Skif! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Kocur!
During a confident post fight interview, Joey Kocur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: MMMA 70 Vurny vs Williams
Date: Apr 01, 2018

#R1#
The Smiling Assassin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a one two! Kocur had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Smiling Assassin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kocur is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice cross by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin wants to clinch up but Kocur keeps it at a distance.
Kocur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kocur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Smiling Assassin avoids the body shot from Kocur.
The Smiling Assassin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A right-left combo lands from Kocur.
Kocur tries to clinch up.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but The Smiling Assassin moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
A combination from The Smiling Assassin does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Smiling Assassin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Smiling Assassin connects with a solid leg kick.
Kocur throws a looping overhand right but The Smiling Assassin ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on The Smiling Assassin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kocur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
Kocur dodges the punch combination from The Smiling Assassin.
Kocur with a nice cross.
The Smiling Assassin throws a nice looking combination but Kocur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice combination there by The Smiling Assassin.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Smiling Assassin.
Kocur slips a jab and a cross from The Smiling Assassin.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target. #CL#
The Smiling Assassin gets tackled into the cage by Kocur. Kocur maintains the clinch.
The Smiling Assassin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Smiling Assassin lands a right hand.
The Smiling Assassin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Smiling Assassin looking for a takedown. #T2##TD2#
The Smiling Assassin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kocur regains guard.
The Smiling Assassin content to stall in guard here.
The Smiling Assassin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Smiling Assassin looking to sit in guard and control but Kocur gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Kocur stopping the sweep attempt from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin controlling Kocur's posture.
Kocur trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
The Smiling Assassin seems keen to control Kocur's posture.
Kocur sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kocur has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Smiling Assassin wants to sweep here but Kocur controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kocur engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Smiling Assassin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kocur works The Smiling Assassin's body with a nice hook.
The Smiling Assassin staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A slow jab from The Smiling Assassin misses its intended target.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a combination
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by The Smiling Assassin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kocur cracks The Smiling Assassin with a good jab.
The Smiling Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kocur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the body from The Smiling Assassin misses
and Kocur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from The Smiling Assassin misses.
The Smiling Assassin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kocur fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Smiling Assassin just manages to avoid it.
Kocur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kocur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Smiling Assassin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a combination
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve The Smiling Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kocur misses the jab.
Kocur backing away here, and The Smiling Assassin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kocur moves out of range as The Smiling Assassin strikes.
Kocur throws a big counter combination but The Smiling Assassin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kocur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Kocur scores with a jab.
The Smiling Assassin looks to land a right hand but Kocur moved out of range.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Smiling Assassin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kocur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Smiling Assassin somewhat.
Kocur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Smiling Assassin.
Nice straight punches there by The Smiling Assassin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Smiling Assassin.
Joey Kocur is winning the standup battle so far.
The Smiling Assassin swings widly with a right hand
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocur slips a jab from The Smiling Assassin.
Kocur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kocur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kocur misses with a straight left.
Kocur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Smiling Assassin tries a low kick but Kocur avoids it.#T2#
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Smiling Assassin manages to avoid it.
The Smiling Assassin moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Smiling Assassin! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Smiling Assassin moves out of range of the strikes.
The Smiling Assassin throws a leg kick
and Kocur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kocur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kocur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Smiling Assassin throws out the jab.
Kocur throws a leg kick but The Smiling Assassin moved away.
The Smiling Assassin is looking to chop away at Kocur's legs.
The Smiling Assassin slips a jab from Kocur.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a leg kick.
The Smiling Assassin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Smiling Assassin with a nice cross.
Kocur blocks a leg kick.
The Smiling Assassin tries to move into range but Kocur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T3#
Kocur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Smiling Assassin's head.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hook to the side of Kocur's head but Kocur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a low kick as Kocur jumps back.
The Smiling Assassin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kocur!
The Smiling Assassin slips a jab from Kocur.
The Smiling Assassin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kocur stuffs the takedown attempt from The Smiling Assassin. The Smiling Assassin gets slowly back to his feet.
Joey Kocur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve The Smiling Assassin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
Joey Kocur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kocur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kocur pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Smiling Assassin is out of range and Kocur settles back down.
Despite the aggression on The Smiling Assassin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kocur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Smiling Assassin's calf.
Kocur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by The Smiling Assassin as he checks the leg kick.#KD#
Kocur cracks The Smiling Assassin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kocur has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning The Smiling Assassin to stand back up!#ROC#
The Smiling Assassin is rocked!
Steve The Smiling Assassin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Smiling Assassin walks straight into a right hand from Kocur - that's dropped him! Kocur jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save The Smiling Assassin from any more punishment! The Smiling Assassin complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Steve The Smiling Assassin had this to say: 'Thank you fans for your support and Vladimir Putin for inspiring me to take shirtless photos of myself.'.

Event: MMMA Fright Night vol 1
Date: Feb 18, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Kocur darts in and clinches Kamenov up against the cage.
Kocur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur lands a body shot.
Kamenov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Kamenov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamenov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamenov lands with a right to the head.
Kamenov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kamenov is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kamenov blocks an uppercut.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Kamenov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
A hook to the body from Kocur.
Kamenov blocks a body shot from Kocur.
Kocur lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamenov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kocur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kamenov.
Kocur works on Kamenov's body with a couple of short punches.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kocur obliges.
Kamenov is breathing heavily.
Kamenov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur has Kamenov pressed against the cage, preventing Kamenov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Kocur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kamenov.
Kamenov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Kocur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T2#
Kamenov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kamenov fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kocur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Aleksandar Kamenov has been cut.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamenov controls his hands.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamenov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur lands with a light punch inside.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Kamenov.
A short uppercut from Kocur.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kamenov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kamenov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kamenov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur scores with a hook to the body.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Kamenov.
Kamenov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur works on Kamenov's body with a couple of short punches.
Kocur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2#
Kamenov is rocked!
Kocur works on Kamenov's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Kamenov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#KD2#
Kocur drops Kamenov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kamenov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kocur throws a big uppercut that drops Kamenov! More strikes from Kocur and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kamenov lies dazed against the cage as Kocur celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, 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.

Event: OFC: Blood Night XLVI
Date: Dec 06, 2017

#R1#
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shifter.
Shifter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shifter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Shifter moves into range and clinches up with Kocur.
Shifter managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Shifter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kocur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Shifter has picked Kocur up - he's going for a ride! Shifter dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Shifter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shifter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shifter not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Shifter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T1#
Kocur wants to control but Shifter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shifter misses with a head shot. Kocur uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kocur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shifter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kocur is keeping the position for now.
Shifter throws a big right hand that misses.
Shifter is looking to work some ground and pound but Kocur has wrist control.
Shifter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kocur swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
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.
Shifter postures up in Kocur's guard and throws a big left but Kocur blocks it.
Shifter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kocur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shifter works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Shifter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB#
Shifter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shifter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kocur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shifter trying to pass the guard but Kocur defending well.
Kocur tries to roll over but Shifter keeps him under control.#T3#
Shifter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shifter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shifter is thwarting Kocur's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Shifter is working for a kimura but Kocur is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Shifter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kocur sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Shifter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kocur keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
Shifter not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Shifter seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Kocur has recovered full guard.
Kocur wants to sweep but no luck.
Shifter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kocur wants to sweep here but Shifter controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Shifter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kocur manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shifter has Kocur in his guard.#REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Shifter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kocur is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shape Shifter dominated that round.
That's time! Shifter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Kocur misses with a left hand
and Shifter counters with a leg kick.
Kocur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shifter is out of range and Kocur settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Kocur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Kocur does it's job there.
Kocur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shifter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shifter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kocur can pounce on him.
Shifter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocur.
Shifter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kocur can do to turn this around?#T1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kocur, right into the meat.
Shifter moves in looking to clinch but Kocur pushes him off.
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shifter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kocur is looking to score with low kicks.#CL#
Shifter darts in and clinches Kocur up against the cage.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kocur.
Shifter can't get the takedown.
Shifter takes a shot to the head.
Shifter tries to pull guard but Kocur holds him up against the cage and eventually Shifter drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shape Shifter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kocur landing some nice looking knees to the body. #TD#
Shifter decides to pull guard. #T2#
Kocur not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shifter looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kocur puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kocur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shifter tries to get to full guard but Kocur has control of the leg.
Shifter is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur controlling the action here.
Shifter is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Jitsu Jim, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Shifter moves into full guard. #T3##SUB#
Kocur avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Shifter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shape Shifter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shifter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kocur controls the pace.#SUB#
Shifter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kocur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Shifter looking for a guillotine here but Kocur defends easily. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kocur wants to pass the guard but Shifter is keeping the position.#SUB#
Shifter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shifter keeping full guard, as Kocur tries to pass.
Shifter looking for a sweep. Not yet Shifter, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Shifter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Shifter working for a triangle but Kocur defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Shifter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shifter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shifter throws a big elbow that misses.
Kocur wants to sweep but no luck.
Kocur wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur can't keep his opponent in guard - Shifter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB#
Shifter seems to be working for a kimura but Kocur defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Shifter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T1#
Kocur wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Shifter is looking for a kimura here.
Shifter 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.#SUB#
Shifter seems to be working for a kimura but Kocur defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Shifter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kocur gets back to full guard.
Kocur has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kocur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kocur pulls Shifter in to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shifter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shifter pushes down on Kocur's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kocur wants to improve his position but Shifter is controlling well.
Shifter working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kocur's thigh. Kocur counters though and makes it back to full guard. #T3#
Shifter tries to free his leg and advance position but Kocur is retaining full guard.
Shifter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shifter looking to pass the guard.
Shifter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shifter looking to pass the guard.
Shifter throws a strike but Kocur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Shifter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kocur seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T4#
Shifter wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Kocur got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shifter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kocur has managed to get both his arms back between Shifter's legs - danger averted.
Kocur advances position into side control!
Shifter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shifter gets back to half guard.
Shifter tries to roll over but Kocur keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shape Shifter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shifter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shape Shifter!
Shape Shifter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Syn 484 - Rocker vs Alvado
Date: Nov 13, 2016

#R1#
Kocur cracks the inside of Carr's front leg.
Kocur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kocur lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kocur drops his hands momentarily and Carr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carr swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kocur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carr looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Carr.
Carr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kocur to score with a decent uppercut.
Carr blocks a jab.
Kocur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carr checks a low kick from Kocur.
Carr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Carr checks it.
Kocur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur misses with a low kick.#T1#
Carr stuns Kocur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Carr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kocur.
Carr lands a nice shot to the body.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Carr.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Kocur.
Carr works Kocur's body with a nice hook.
Kocur throws a hook but Carr avoids it easily.
Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr.
Cornelius Carr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
A swing and a miss from Carr.
Carr throws out a loose jab but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Kocur gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Carr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carr throws a shot from downtown. Kocur moves away and avoids it.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
Carr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kocur avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kocur scores with a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Kocur.
Kocur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carr's calf.
Kocur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carr lands with an overhand left.
Carr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carr looks to land a left hand but Kocur moved out of range nicely.
Kocur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Carr tries to land a leg kick but Kocur saw it coming and moves away. #T3#
Nice defenses there by Carr.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carr.
Carr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carr misses with a double jab.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur tries a quick counter leg kick but Carr is wise to it.
Carr lands a glancing blow to the side of Kocur's head.
Carr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kocur takes a step back to recover.
Carr swings widly with a right hand
and Kocur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Kocur misses.
Carr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Kocur throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Carr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kocur throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Carr counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot by Kocur.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch lands to the side of Kocur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Carr checks it.
A quick step to the side and Carr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kocur lands a head kick!
Carr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kocur throws out the jab.
Carr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kocur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carr lands with a right hand.
Carr swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carr throws a lazy right hand but Kocur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kocur.
A swing and a miss from Carr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Carr 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.
#R2#
Carr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carr staying out of range there.
Carr half committed to a counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Carr finds it's target.
Carr checks a low kick from Kocur.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carr finds it's way round the side to connect with Kocur's head.
Carr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kocur can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Kocur rushes Carr and presses him up against the cage.
Carr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Kocur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carr backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr throws a head punch that misses.
Carr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kocur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carr has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Carr avoids the damage to the body.
Carr is trying to break the clinch but Kocur has him pressed against the cage. #T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Carr.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carr.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
Carr lands an uppercut.
Carr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Carr.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur lands a right hand.
Carr swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Carr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Carr throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Carr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carr misses with a body shot. #T2#
Carr throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Kocur does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cornelius Carr is winning the standup battle so far.
Carr misses the shot to the body.
Kocur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carr's sensitive parts.
Kocur staying out of range there.
Kocur throws a solid leg kick but Carr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kocur.
Kocur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carr.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Carr throws a right and a left that Kocur avoids nicely.
Carr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kocur throws out a loose jab but Carr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur throws a series of punches but Carr moves out of range.
Carr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kocur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carr throws out a leg kick but Kocur moves out of range and Carr only half commits.
Kocur throws out a counter right but Carr avoids it with no problem.
Carr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kocur at a distance.
Carr looks to land a right hand but Kocur moved out of range.
Kocur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kocur throws a leg kick
and Carr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kocur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kocur defending well as Carr loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Kocur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carr checks a low kick from Kocur.
Carr is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Carr scores with a body shot.
Carr throws a hook but Kocur avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Kocur blocks a jab.
Kocur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carr misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
Carr clobbers Kocur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kocur under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Carr dominated that second round.
That's time! Carr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Carr connects with a body shot that sends Kocur's belly button to the back.
Carr misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Nice jab there from Kocur.
A jab lands there for Carr.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Carr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kocur. Kocur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kocur connects with an inside leg kick.
Kocur checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kocur slips a jab from Carr.
Kocur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carr.
Kocur is looking to score with low kicks.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Carr. Those never looked like landing.
Kocur slips under a jab from Carr.
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Carr blocks the low kick.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Carr.
Kocur slips a straight right by Carr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carr. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carr throws a hook to the side of Kocur's head but Kocur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kocur misses with a looping left.
Carr lands a nice hook to Kocur's body. Kocur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kocur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carr looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
Joey Kocur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kocur blocks the body kick.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Carr misses the target.
Carr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kocur has time to react.
Kocur lands an overhand right.
Carr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kocur on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Carr does it's job there.
Kocur tried to score with a low kick but Carr checks it.
A slow jab from Carr misses its intended target. #T3#
Kocur swings for the body but Carr moves out of range.
Carr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Carr lands with a good body shot.
Carr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kocur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kocur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carr. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carr digs a good body shot into Kocur's ribs.
A lazy left from Carr finds it's target.
Carr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Carr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kocur's head.
Carr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T4#
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!
Carr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kocur throws an off balance right hand
letting Carr counter with a right hand.
Carr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kocur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carr.
Kocur wants to counter the offense by Carr and move into the clinch position.
Kocur misses with a lunging right hand
and Carr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kocur thinking.
Kocur tries to work over Carr's front leg with a kick but Carr checks it.
Jab from Carr.
Carr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carr punishes Kocur's body with a nice straight punch.
Kocur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carr catches Kocur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#ROC#
Kocur is rocked!
Carr lands a jab to the head.
Kocur is still on wobbly legs! Can Carr finish him?
Carr cracks Kocur with a hook to the temple - Kocur is on wobbly legs here! Carr swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kocur falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Carr wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cornelius Carr!
Cornelius Carr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Syn 480 - Rocker vs Hale
Date: Oct 30, 2016

#R1#
A swing and a miss from Kocur.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinetto misses the target.
Kocur is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vinetto.
Vinetto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vinetto looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Kocur misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Vinetto to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.
Kocur lands with a straight right. Vinetto didn't see that one coming.
Kocur misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vinetto counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Kocur misses
and Vinetto counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinetto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kocur makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vinetto really felt that one!
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Kocur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kocur scores with a punch to the head.
Vinetto throws a sloppy head kick
and Kocur counters with a stiff right hand.
Vinetto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kocur counters with a leg kick.
Kocur throws a leg kick
and Vinetto counters with a stiff right hand.
Vinetto lands a front kick.
Kocur throws a body kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Vinetto.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kocur. #T2#
Vinetto staying out of range there.
Vinetto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur pushes Vinetto away with a front kick.
Kocur scores with a nice strike.
Kocur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vinetto avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Vinetto moved out of range nicely.
Vinetto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vinetto.
Kocur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T3#
Vinetto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vinetto steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Joey Kocur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinetto scores with a sloppy right hand. Kocur should have avoided that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vinetto.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Vinetto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kocur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Vinetto counter with a right hand.
Kocur scores with a nice right hand.
Kocur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vinetto throws a head kick but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur throwing a counter right hand but Vinetto manages to avoid it.
Kocur misses with a right hand
and Vinetto counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Kocur.
Vinetto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kocur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vinetto. Kocur shrugs it off though.
Vinetto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kocur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinetto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinetto manages to avoid it.
Jab by Kocur.
Kocur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vinetto pushes Kocur away with a front kick.#CL#
Kocur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinetto.
Vinetto lands with a right to the head.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
Kocur lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Kocur's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Vinetto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vinetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Kocur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vinetto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kocur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vinetto scores with a leg kick.
Kocur tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vinetto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vincent Vinetto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinetto lands with a straight right. Kocur didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinetto blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinetto! But no joy.#T1#
Kocur jabs Vinetto right on the nose. Vinetto blinks but takes it well.
Kocur throws a wild body kick that Vinetto sees coming a mile off.
Vinetto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vinetto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Kocur backing away here, and Vinetto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kocur throws a body kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Vinetto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vinetto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vinetto looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
Kocur is looking to counter the offense by Vinetto and move into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Vinetto. That snapped Kocur's head back.
Kocur thuds his right hand into Vinetto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Kocur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T2#
Vinetto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kocur.
Kocur misses the body punch
and Vinetto counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinetto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kocur misses with a hook
letting Vinetto counter with a right hand.
Vinetto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kocur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kocur connects with a single shot there.
Kocur throws a leg kick
and Vinetto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vinetto misses with a body shot.
Kocur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vinetto throws a front kick aimed at Kocur's knee but Kocur avoids it well. #T3#
Vinetto throws a body kick that misses.
Vinetto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Vinetto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kocur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kocur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vinetto finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kocur tries to clinch but Vinetto is having none of it.
Vinetto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kocur walks into a straight right hand from Vinetto.
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Vinetto's shoulder, as Vinetto tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Vinetto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kocur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kocur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T4#
Kocur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vinetto takes a step back to recover.
Kocur cracks Vinetto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vinetto under the eye.
Kocur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kocur cracks the inside of Vinetto's front leg.
Vinetto is looking to score with low kicks.
Kocur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinetto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vincent Vinetto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joey Kocur's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinetto.
Kocur jabs Vinetto right on the nose. Vinetto blinks but takes it well.
Kocur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vinetto tries a quick counter leg kick but Kocur is wise to it.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Vinetto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kocur misses with a right hand
and Vinetto counters with a straight right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vinetto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick.
Vinetto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kocur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kocur throws a leg kick
and Kocur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Vinetto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
Vinetto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vinetto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kocur.
Vinetto slips a straight right by Kocur.
Kocur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinetto.
Vinetto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vinetto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kocur counters with a leg kick.
Vinetto just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinetto misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Vinetto. #T2#
Kocur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinetto's sensitive parts.
Kocur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vinetto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Vinetto.
Kocur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kocur stuns Vinetto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kocur, right into the meat.
Vinetto blocks a head kick by Kocur.
Vinetto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kocur.
Kocur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kocur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kocur moves out of range as Vinetto throws a body kick. #T3#
Vinetto blocks a head kick by Kocur.
Vinetto lunges at Kocur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kocur's hand.
Vinetto thuds his shin into the meat of Kocur's side.
Kocur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kocur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vinetto looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
Kocur misses with a hook.
Vinetto blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kocur. #T4#
Vinetto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vinetto connects with a nice looking jab.
Vinetto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kocur tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vinetto counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinetto throws a shot from downtown. Kocur moves away and avoids it.
Kocur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur with a jab.
Vinetto delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Vinetto really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Kocur's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Vinetto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vinetto lands a slapping body shot.
Kocur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vinetto is out of range.
Kocur misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Vinetto misses.
Vinetto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinetto looks for the body kick but Kocur saw that one coming.
Kocur throws a body punch but Vinetto moves out of range.
Vinetto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinetto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinetto's head.
Kocur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T1#
Kocur throws a body kick, spinning off balance#KD2#
and Vinetto counters with a nice right hand that sends Kocur toppling to the canvas! Kocur scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Vinetto finish him?!#ROC2#
Kocur is rocked!
Kocur swings widly with a right hand
and Vinetto counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Kocur out cold! What a finish! Vinetto is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent Vinetto!
An out of breath Vincent Vinetto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Syn 475 -
Date: Oct 05, 2016

#R1#
Pandahammer misses with a looping right.
Kocur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Pandahammer misses
and Kocur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pandahammer's knee momentarily.
Pandahammer blocks the body kick.
Kocur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Pandahammer scores with a nice head shot.
Pandahammer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kocur.
Kocur does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kocur looks to land a body kick but Pandahammer moved away.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Pandahammer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandahammer thuds a left hand into Kocur's body.
Kocur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Grigol Pandahammer has been cut.
Kocur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T1#
Pandahammer moves forwards but Kocur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pandahammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Pandahammer misses.
Kocur throws a low kick, looking for Pandahammer's leg but Pandahammer calmly moves out of range.
Pandahammer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pandahammer connects with a right hand. Kocur shakes it off.
Pandahammer lands with a nice body kick.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the head.
Kocur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pandahammer counters with a leg kick.
Pandahammer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pandahammer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kocur loads up on a big right hand but Pandahammer slips the punch.
Pandahammer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pandahammer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T2#
Kocur misses with an uppercut. Pandahammer saw that one coming.
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!
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pandahammer throws a shot from downtown. Kocur moves away and avoids it.
Pandahammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kocur tries to score with a low kick but Pandahammer moves his leg out of the way.
Kocur thumps Pandahammer with a low kick.
Kocur misses with an uppercut. Pandahammer saw that one coming.
Pandahammer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pandahammer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kocur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kocur lands with an uppercut that bounces Pandahammer off the cage and back into range.
Grigol Pandahammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandahammer avoids the head kick by Kocur.
Pandahammer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pandahammer avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Kocur let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandahammer moves away.
Pandahammer is looking to counter punch.
Pandahammer misses the shot to the body.
Kocur tests Pandahammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pandahammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kocur misses with a lunging right hand
and Pandahammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandahammer moves out of range of the body kick.
Kocur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kocur moves away from the strike by Pandahammer.
Kocur looks for the body kick but Pandahammer saw that one coming.
Kocur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the jaw.#T4#
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Pandahammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kocur takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pandahammer moves out of range as Kocur strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kocur - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pandahammer throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Pandahammer cracks Kocur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pandahammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Kocur counters with a body kick.
Pandahammer moves out of range of the body kick from Kocur.
Good exchange - Kocur coming out on top.
Pandahammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandahammer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pandahammer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kocur under the eye.
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 Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kocur scores with a decent looking hook.
Pandahammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Kocur off the cage and back into range.
Pandahammer checks a leg kick nicely.
Kocur slips a jab from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pandahammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pandahammer just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pandahammer misses the jab.
Grigol Pandahammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Kocur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kocur cracks Pandahammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T1#
Pandahammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Kocur.
Kocur misses with an uppercut.
Kocur tries to land a front kick but Pandahammer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pandahammer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kocur slips a jab from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
A counter left hand to the body from Pandahammer misses its target.
Pandahammer misses with a straight right.
Kocur lands a leg kick that knocks Pandahammer off balance momentarily.
Kocur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandahammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Pandahammer tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kocur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pandahammer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kocur throws a nice inside leg kick. #T2#
Kocur looks to land a body kick but Pandahammer moved away.
Pandahammer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Pandahammer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kocur scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandahammer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pandahammer cracks the inside of Kocur's front leg.
Kocur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Kocur thinks about the counter body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandahammer.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandahammer is just out of range.
Pandahammer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kocur misses with a right hand
letting Pandahammer counter with a right hand.
Kocur misses the body punch
and Pandahammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pandahammer looks to land a combination but Kocur avoids it well. #T3#
Pandahammer looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
Kocur is looking to chop away at Pandahammer's legs.
Kocur is looking to clinch.
Kocur throws a hook but Pandahammer avoids it easily.
Pandahammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kocur throws out the jab.
Pandahammer cracks Kocur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer with a hook.
Kocur tries a low kick but Pandahammer avoids it.
Pandahammer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kocur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pandahammer checks it well.
Pandahammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kocur.
Kocur lands a nice looking body kick.#T4#
Some bone on bone action there as Pandahammer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pandahammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pandahammer slips a straight right by Kocur.
A leg kick checked by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandahammer. That's going to slow Kocur down.
Pandahammer thuds his shin into the meat of Kocur's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandahammer wants to land a leg kick but Kocur is out of range.
Pandahammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kocur checks a low kick from Pandahammer.
Kocur misses the jab.
Pandahammer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pandahammer misses with a right hand
and Kocur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Grigol Pandahammer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Kocur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandahammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kocur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Pandahammer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Pandahammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pandahammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kocur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pandahammer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pandahammer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Pandahammer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kocur looks to land a body kick but Pandahammer moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur takes one to the chin there.
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Pandahammer's shoulder, as Pandahammer tries to avoid the shot.
Pandahammer lands with a hook. Kocur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kocur. #T1#
Kocur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandahammer feints a jab promting Kocur to slip. Pandahammer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kocur slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Kocur looks for the body kick but Pandahammer saw that one coming.
Kocur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pandahammer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pandahammer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Pandahammer misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Kocur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Pandahammer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pandahammer connects with a right hand. Kocur shakes it off.
Kocur is looking to clinch. #T2#
Kocur connects with a leg kick. Pandahammer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Pandahammer is predictable there
and Kocur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pandahammer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kocur.
Kocur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandahammer scores with a push kick.
Pandahammer swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur lands a nice shot to the body.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Pandahammer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pandahammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pandahammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Kocur.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the jaw.#T3#
Pandahammer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kocur. That one must have hurt.
Pandahammer throws out a loose jab but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandahammer wants to slow Kocur down by chopping away at his legs.
Pandahammer scores with a spinning back kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kocur checks a leg kick.
Kocur takes a swing at Pandahammer's ribcage but misses.
Pandahammer slips under a jab from Kocur.
Kocur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandahammer.
Pandahammer is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Pandahammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kocur cracks Pandahammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pandahammer feints and then cracks Kocur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kocur down.
Kocur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandahammer.#T4#
Kocur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Kocur.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kocur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pandahammer - the referee stops the clock and Kocur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pandahammer. Kocur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandahammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kocur.
Pandahammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Kocur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pandahammer's sensitive parts.
Pandahammer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kocur. Pandahammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandahammer throws a push kick but Kocur slaps the foot to one side.
Pandahammer misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Grigol Pandahammer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer'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.
#R4#
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pandahammer throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Pandahammer lands with a good body shot.
Kocur misses with the body kick
and Pandahammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Pandahammer checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pandahammer, as that shot connected.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Kocur tries to clinch
and Pandahammer counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kocur.
Kocur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandahammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws a sloppy head kick
and Kocur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Pandahammer misses the jab.
Donk. Pandahammer catches Kocur right on the button with a cross.
Kocur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kocur throws a hook to the side of Pandahammer's head but Pandahammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kocur connects with a single shot there.
Kocur throws a low kick but Pandahammer avoids it.
Pandahammer misses with a wild body shot.
Pandahammer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pandahammer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kocur.
Pandahammer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kocur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pandahammer throws a right hand that misses
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Good standup being displayed there by Pandahammer as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandahammer misses with a straight right.
Pandahammer connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kocur.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kocur throws an off balance right hand
and Pandahammer counters with a nice body shot.
Kocur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pandahammer.
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandahammer manages to avoid it.
Kocur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Kocur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Kocur tries to score with a low kick but Pandahammer moves his leg out of the way.#T3#
Pandahammer misses with a hook. Kocur ducked under it nicely.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Pandahammer.
Kocur flicks out a counter leg kick but Pandahammer steps away.
Pandahammer defending well as Kocur loads up on a big left hand.
Pandahammer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kocur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pandahammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pandahammer misses with a left hand
and Kocur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kocur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pandahammer misses with a hook.
Kocur steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pandahammer throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Kocur lands with a right hand.
Pandahammer scores with a push kick.#CL2#
Kocur takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pandahammer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur takes a shot to the head.
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kocur working aggressively here. #BC#
Pandahammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pandahammer misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur misses with a looping left.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Pandahammer scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigol Pandahammer had his way with Joey Kocur in that round.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Pandahammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pandahammer with a nice cross.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Pandahammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kocur.
Pandahammer is looking for a counter combo.
Pandahammer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kocur shapes to counter with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Pandahammer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kocur's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandahammer, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandahammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Kocur counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pandahammer thinking.
Kocur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pandahammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandahammer is just out of range.#T1#
Pandahammer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kocur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pandahammer misses the jab.
Kocur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pandahammer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kocur on the side of the head.
Kocur takes a swing at Pandahammer's ribcage but misses.
Kocur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pandahammer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kocur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur looks to throw the jab but Pandahammer is out of range.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Kocur misses.
Joey Kocur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kocur throws a hook but Pandahammer blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pandahammer misses the target.
Kocur slips under a jab.
Pandahammer moves out of range as Kocur strikes.
Kocur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Pandahammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kocur.
Kocur's corner calls for a 1-2. Kocur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kocur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pandahammer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T3#
Pandahammer checks a leg kick.
Pandahammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kocur throws a hook but Pandahammer avoids it easily.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick that knocks Kocur off balance momentarily.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pandahammer sizes up Kocur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pandahammer tries to land a leg kick but Kocur saw it coming and moves away.
Kocur looks to land a body kick but Pandahammer moved away.
Pandahammer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kocur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice cross by Pandahammer.#T4#
Kocur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kocur is looking to slow Pandahammer down with leg kicks.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Pandahammer moves away and avoids it.
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!
Kocur gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Pandahammer counter with a right hand.
Kocur on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the body from Kocur misses
and Pandahammer counters with a thumping low kick.
Pandahammer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kocur lands with a shot to the body.
Kocur tries to clinch up.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Pandahammer moved out of range nicely.
Kocur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joey Kocur.
I think Pandahammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigol Pandahammer!
Grigol Pandahammer is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Grigol Pandahammer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Syn 470 - Turpin vs Rasputin
Date: Sep 12, 2016

#R1#
Kocur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Kocur has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kocur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
A short left from Kocur.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Smith is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Kocur definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kocur.
Kocur landing knees to the head.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kocur gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kocur lands with a right to the head.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith working hard to break the clinch.#T2##BC2#
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Kocur's head but Kocur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kocur.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Kocur's defenses.
Smith lands a jab.
Kocur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kocur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Kocur's front leg but catches the back leg as Kocur tries to avoid it.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Kocur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Nice uppercut lands for Kocur. That snapped Smith's head back.
Kocur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kocur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kocur scores with a shot to the body.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T3#
Kocur connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Kocur counters with a solid body kick.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kocur lands a body shot.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
A counter left hand to the body from Kocur misses its target.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kocur moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSmith.
Kocur checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid body kick from Kocur.
Kocur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joey Kocur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Kocur moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Kocur throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kocur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T4#
Smith swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kocur scores with a spinning back kick!
Kocur blocks a low kick nicely.
Kocur throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Kocur checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Kocur tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Smith blocks a head kick by Kocur.
Kocur lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kocur throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Smith thuds his right hand into Kocur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
Kocur instigates a clinch.
Kocur lands a right hand.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Smith blocks a body shot from Kocur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith. #TD2#
Smith lands a takedown into guard.
Smith trying to move into half guard but instead Kocur has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kocur's guard. #REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Smith trying to control but Kocur is working from the bottom. #T1#
Kocur seems keen to control Smith's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kocur controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Smith controlling the action here.
Kocur is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Kocur defending well.
Smith wants to take a breather but Kocur is having none of it.
Smith is pressing down on Kocur's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kocur is holding on for now.
Kocur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Kocur has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kocur is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kocur does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T3#
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kocur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kocur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kocur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kocur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
Kocur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.#T4#
A short left from Kocur.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur lands a shot to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Kocur misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur lands with a light punch inside.
Kocur unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kocur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Kocur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kocur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joey Kocur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Kocur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kocur connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Kocur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kocur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith pushes Kocur away with a front kick.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Kocur throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith with a nice cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kocur, right into the meat.
Kocur lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kocur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kocur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
A head kick misses from Kocur.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range. #T1#
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kocur lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Kocur misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kocur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Kocur tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Kocur does it's job there.
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!
Kocur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2#
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kocur throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Kocur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kocur.
Kocur works the jab nicely.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Kocur.
Smith throws a body punch but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kocur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kocur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Kocur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kocur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T3#
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Kocur had a free shot at his head there.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kocur tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocur catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kocur avoids the body shot from Smith.
Kocur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kocur counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Smith was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Kocur lands with a nice body kick.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith cracks Kocur with an open hand slap.
Kocur throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Kocur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Kocur there.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kocur thumps Smith with a low kick.
Kocur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith scores with a hook.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kocur throws out the jab.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kocur.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kocur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kocur misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Kocur is out of range.
Kocur closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Smith takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Kocur clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Kocur clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Kocur trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Kocur. #T1#
Kocur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith lands a body shot. #BC2#
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kocur moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Kocur throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Kocur.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur half committed to a counter leg kick.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Kocur saw that one coming.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Kocur's ribs.
Kocur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kocur misses with a low kick.#T2#
Kocur tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith slips a jab from Kocur.
Kocur tries to land a body kick
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kocur throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kocur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#CL#
Kocur has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Kocur lands a nice knee to the body.
Kocur landing knees to the body.
Kocur lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kocur throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Kocur blocks the leg kick. #T3#
Kocur scoring well with a low kick there.
Kocur scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kocur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kocur throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocur backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Kocur scores with a jab.
Kocur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kocur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kocur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Kocur scores with a hook.
Smith takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Kocur swinging wildly here.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T4#
Smith throws a leg kick but Kocur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Kocur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kocur throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kocur can pounce on him.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Kocur feinted there with a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kocur misses with a kick to the body
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Kocur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Kocur.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith stuns Kocur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kocur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Kocur saw it coming and moves away.
Kocur tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Kocur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Kocur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Kocur counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kocur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kocur staying out of range there.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kocur at a distance. #T1#
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Kocur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kocur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kocur throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joey Kocur is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith motions for Kocur to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Smith.
Kocur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kocur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kocur swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Kocur in his tracks momentarily.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kocur slips a straight right by Smith.
Kocur fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a hook.
Kocur is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith misses with a straight right.
A lazy body kick from Kocur
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Kocur misses with a straight left.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Kocur's leg but Kocur calmly moves out of range.
Kocur walks into a straight right hand from Smith.#T3#
Kocur tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kocur's calf.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kocur wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Kocur blocks a jab.
Kocur tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Ian Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kocur takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Kocur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith throws out a counter right but Kocur avoids it with no problem.
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kocur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T4#
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kocur.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Kocur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kocur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Kocur ducks down to avoid it.
Smith swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a leg kick but Kocur sees it coming and checks it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kocur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Joey Kocur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Ian Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'I still don't have what it takes. I must train harder.'.

Event: Syn 466 - Gravius vs. Turpin 2
Date: Aug 25, 2016

#R1#
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Vinetto's shoulder, as Vinetto tries to avoid the shot.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick from Vinetto.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kocur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL2#
Kocur instigates a clinch.
Vinetto swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinetto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinetto throws a head punch that misses.
Vinetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinetto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinetto.
Vinetto can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vinetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Vinetto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow. #T1#
A short right from Kocur.
Vinetto prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Vinetto misses with the head strike.
Vinetto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Vinetto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kocur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Vinetto.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
Vinetto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vinetto throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
Vinetto prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Vinetto misses with a body punch.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Vinetto lands with a light punch inside.
Vinetto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kocur connects with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Vincent Vinetto has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vinetto is defending well for now.#T2#
Vinetto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinetto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kocur.
Vinetto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinetto controls his hands.
Vinetto pushes Kocur back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Vinetto controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kocur.
Kocur lands a left hand.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Vinetto controls the action.
Vinetto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kocur or not.
Kocur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vinetto backwards. #BC#
Vinetto breaks the clinch.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vinetto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vinetto throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Kocur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vinetto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinetto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kocur cracks Vinetto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kocur swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinetto.
Kocur throws out a counter right but Vinetto avoids it with no problem.
Vinetto misses with a body shot.
Vinetto misses the shot to the body.
Kocur misses with a kick to the body
and Vinetto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kocur throws a sloppy head kick
and Vinetto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kocur staying out of range there.#T4#
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Vinetto's shoulder, as Vinetto tries to avoid the shot.
Vinetto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick from Vinetto is predictable there
letting Kocur counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinetto lunges at Kocur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kocur's hand.
Vinetto tries to move into range but Kocur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kocur cracks Vinetto with a right hand to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Vinetto is rocked!
Kocur lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Vinetto falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kocur dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Kocur! Joey Kocur retains his light heavyweight title!
Joey Kocur thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Syn 462 - Devil's Playground
Date: Aug 09, 2016

#R1#
Nice body punch from Dias Jimenez.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Dias Jimenez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a kick to the body.
Kocur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dias Jimenez's corner calls for a 1-2. Dias Jimenez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dias Jimenez moves to clinch but Kocur breaks away
and Kocur counters with a one-two to the body.
Dias Jimenez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dias Jimenez throws a body punch but Kocur moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kocur.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses
and Dias Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
Dias Jimenez throws a head kick but Kocur moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Kocur moves into the clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside. #CUT#
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.
Dias Jimenez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kocur scores a nice knee to the body. #T1#
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Dias Jimenez controls the action.
Kocur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Kocur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dias Jimenez is defending well for now.
We've been informed that Kocur has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short left from Kocur.
Kocur lands a hook that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Kocur avoids the elbow strike from Dias Jimenez, against the cage.
Kocur takes a shot to the head.
Dias Jimenez lands with a light punch inside.
Dias Jimenez working aggressively here.
Dias Jimenez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias Jimenez lands an uppercut.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kocur.
Dias Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Dias Jimenez back against the cage.
Kocur working aggressively here. #T2#
Dias Jimenez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dias Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow over the top.
Dias Jimenez is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dias Jimenez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kocur.
A left hand lands to the body for Kocur.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Dias Jimenez.
A nice left hand lands by Kocur.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it misses.
Kocur cracks Dias Jimenez with a nice body shot.
A short right from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kocur or not.
Dias Jimenez misses with the head strike.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice elbow.
Dias Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Dias Jimenez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Dias Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Kocur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dias Jimenez tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur lands a left hand.
Kocur avoids a wild elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Kocur pushes Dias Jimenez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Dias Jimenez blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Dias Jimenez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dias Jimenez.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dias Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez misses with the head strike.
Dias Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dias Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Kocur avoids a wild elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Dias Jimenez moves out of range as Kocur throws a body kick.
Kocur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joey Kocur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Kocur
and Dias Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dias Jimenez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kocur.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dias Jimenez. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick from Dias Jimenez.
Kocur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kocur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dias Jimenez slips a straight right by Kocur.
Dias Jimenez checks the leg kick.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dias Jimenez tries to counter by clinching up but Kocur breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias Jimenez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joey Kocur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Kocur does it's job there.
Kocur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dias Jimenez blocks the body kick.
Dias Jimenez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dias Jimenez. That's going to slow Kocur down.
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!
A jab from Kocur misses. #T1#
That kick from Dias Jimenez tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kocur's corner calls for a 1-2. Kocur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dias Jimenez moves out of range of the body kick.
Dias Jimenez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dias Jimenez swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Kocur. Beautiful body shot.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws a lazy body kick
and Kocur counters with a low kick, right behind Dias Jimenez 's knee.
Kocur connects with a right hand. Dias Jimenez shakes it off.#CL2#
Kocur rushes Dias Jimenez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kocur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Dias Jimenez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Dias Jimenez blocks a body shot from Kocur. #T2#
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joey Kocur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Kocur scores with a nice short uppercut.
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.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kocur.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
A short right from Kocur on the inside.
Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dias Jimenez scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kocur obliges.
Kocur misses with a knee strike.
Dias Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow strike.
Kocur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards. #ROC2#
Dias Jimenez is rocked!
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Dias Jimenez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dias Jimenez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dias Jimenez with a big uppercut! Dias Jimenez tries to clinch up but Kocur pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dias Jimenez to the mat! Dias Jimenez covers up and Kocur unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joey Kocur! Joey Kocur retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Joey Kocur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Syn 457 - Kocur vs. Makinwa
Date: Jul 18, 2016

#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Makinwa.
Kocur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Makinwa. Makinwa obviously looking to wear him down.
Makinwa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kocur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makinwa.
Makinwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kocur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range and Kocur settles back down.
Kocur blocks a head kick by Makinwa.
Makinwa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Makinwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kocur.
Makinwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kocur throws a big counter head kick but Makinwa avoids it with no problem.
Ugor Makinwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa checks a leg kick. #KD2#
Kocur lands a big head kick that sends Makinwa tumbling to the mat! Kocur takes a step backwards and waves Makinwa back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Makinwa misses with a jab to the body #KD2#
and Kocur counters with a head kick that drops Makinwa to the mat! Makinwa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#
Makinwa is rocked!
Makinwa lunges at Kocur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kocur's hand.
Oh Makinwa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Kocur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Makinwa seems to have got his legs back now.
Kocur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Makinwa misses.
Kocur doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Makinwa throws a lazy right hand but Kocur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makinwa jabs at Kocur's body.
Makinwa misses the shot to the body.
Makinwa checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kocur.
Kocur fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. Makinwa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kocur moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with a looping right.
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kocur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makinwa misses the jab.
Makinwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kocur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makinwa.
Kocur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Makinwa takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Makinwa connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makinwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Makinwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa looks to land a right hand but Kocur moved out of range.
Kocur lands a leg kick that knocks Makinwa off balance momentarily.
Makinwa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
Makinwa misses with a hook
and Kocur counters with a stiff right hand.
Makinwa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makinwa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makinwa is looking to land body kicks.
Jab by Kocur.
Kocur blocks a leg kick.
Makinwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Makinwa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kocur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makinwa throws a low kick but Kocur avoids it.
Kocur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makinwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makinwa dips to his left and cracks Kocur with an uppercut!#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur misses with a leg kick
enabling Makinwa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Kocur misses.
Makinwa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kocur's sensitive parts.
Makinwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kocur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Makinwa dips to his left and cracks Kocur with an uppercut!
Makinwa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kocur under the eye.
Kocur misses with a hook.
Kocur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makinwa misses with a combination
and Kocur counters with an inside leg kick.
Makinwa keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ugor Makinwa's cut.
That's time! Makinwa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Makinwa cracks Kocur with an open hand slap.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Makinwa misses.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
And Makinwa counters with a quick kick to the body but Kocur blocks it.
Makinwa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kocur's waist but Kocur gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Makinwa off to one side.
Kocur loads up on a big right hand but Makinwa slips the punch.
Kocur throws a leg kick that misses.
Makinwa thumps Kocur with a low kick.
Kocur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Makinwa misses its intended target.
Kocur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Makinwa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick.
Makinwa tries to bum rush Kocur with a series of wild strikes but Kocur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ugor Makinwa is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
A big left from Makinwa misses.
Kocur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makinwa is able to avoid easily.
Makinwa misses with a body kick.
Jab by Makinwa.
Both fighters circling a little - Kocur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Makinwa lands a leg kick that knocks Kocur off balance momentarily.
Kocur blocks a leg kick.
Makinwa throws a solid leg kick but Kocur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makinwa.
Some bone on bone action there as Makinwa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Makinwa misses with a takedown attempt
and Kocur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Makinwa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Makinwa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kocur slips a jab from Makinwa.#T2#
Makinwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Makinwa moved away.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Makinwa takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makinwa punishes Kocur's body with a nice straight punch.
Kocur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makinwa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Kocur slams his shin into Makinwa's torso.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Makinwa moves away and avoids it.
Makinwa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makinwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makinwa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makinwa connects with a solid leg kick.
Kocur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Makinwa slips a straight right by Kocur.
A jab from Kocur misses.
Makinwa throws a head kick but Kocur moves out of range.
Makinwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kocur throws out a counter right but Makinwa avoids it with no problem.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Makinwa. Beautiful body shot.
Kocur looks to land a body kick but Makinwa moved away.
Makinwa lands with a nice combination. Kocur backs away looking to recover.
Kocur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Makinwa thuds his shin into the meat of Kocur's side.
Kocur swings for the body but Makinwa moves out of range.
Kocur slips under a jab from Makinwa.#T4#
Jab by Makinwa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur tries to work over Makinwa's front leg with a kick but Makinwa checks it.
Kocur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makinwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Kocur checks a leg kick.
Kocur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Makinwa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ugor Makinwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makinwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Makinwa blocks a jab.
Makinwa avoids a kick to the body.
Makinwa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kocur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range and Kocur settles back down.
Makinwa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kocur connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ugor Makinwa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Makinwa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Makinwa tried to score with a low kick but Kocur checks it.
Kocur throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makinwa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kocur. That did some damage!
Kocur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Makinwa momentarily.
Makinwa throws a front kick that sends Kocur stumbling back into the cage.
Makinwa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Makinwa throws a lazy right hand but Kocur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Makinwa, right into the meat.
Makinwa lands a leg kick that knocks Kocur off balance momentarily.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makinwa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kocur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Good leg kick by Kocur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Makinwa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocur throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Makinwa counters with a nice body shot.
Kocur misses with a head kick.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. Makinwa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makinwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kocur. Kocur obviously looking to wear him down.
Kocur throws a jab when Makinwa was well out of range.
Makinwa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Makinwa.
Kocur throws out a counter right but Makinwa avoids it with no problem.
Kocur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick from Makinwa lands but Kocur takes it in his stride. #CUT#
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.#T2#
Makinwa tries to land a body kick
and Kocur counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa lands a jab to the nose.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick.
Kocur misses with a kick to the body.
Makinwa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kocur - that will leave a mark!
Kocur misses with a hook.
Makinwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kocur.
Makinwa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kocur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makinwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Makinwa misses. #T3#
A low kick from Makinwa misses
and Kocur counters with a body kick that stops Makinwa in his tracks momentarily.
Makinwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makinwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kocur.
Makinwa blocks a head kick by Kocur.
Makinwa scores with a kick to the body.
Kocur tries to clinch but Makinwa is having none of it.
Makinwa is looking to chop away at Kocur's legs.
Kocur looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makinwa throws a hook but Kocur avoids it easily.
Kocur throws a body kick that misses.
Kocur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makinwa to score with a decent uppercut.
Makinwa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kocur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Makinwa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T4#
A combination from Makinwa does no damage.
Kocur throws a jab when Makinwa was well out of range.
Makinwa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kocur lands with a cross.
Makinwa tries to land a front kick but Kocur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makinwa swings widly with a right hand
and Makinwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Makinwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makinwa backing away here, and Kocur unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Makinwa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Makinwa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kocur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makinwa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Makinwa lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ugor Makinwa clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Makinwa lands with a good body shot.
Makinwa lands with a cross.
Kocur throws out a loose jab but Makinwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Makinwa.
Kocur lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kocur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makinwa checks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Makinwa blocks the leg kick.
Makinwa loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa tries to clinch
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kocur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makinwa misses with an uppercut.
Kocur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Makinwa lands a body shot. #T1#
Kocur tries to clinch but Makinwa is having none of it.
Makinwa throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Kocur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Makinwa is able to avoid easily.
Kocur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makinwa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kocur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kocur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kocur lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Kocur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kocur tries to land a leg kick but Makinwa saw it coming and moves away. #CL2#
Kocur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kocur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Makinwa avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
A short right from Makinwa.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kocur misses with a straight right.
Makinwa is looking to counter punch.
Kocur misses with a right hand
and Makinwa counters with an outside leg kick.
Makinwa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur tries to clinch up.
Makinwa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kocur throws a hook to the side of Makinwa's head but Makinwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makinwa throws a low kick, looking for Kocur's leg but Kocur calmly moves out of range.
Kocur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kocur checks a leg kick nicely.
Makinwa blocks a jab.#T3#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kocur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Makinwa - the referee stops the clock and Kocur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Makinwa. Kocur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kocur is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Makinwa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Makinwa throws a front kick aimed at Kocur's knee but Kocur avoids it well.
Makinwa connects with a single shot there.
Kocur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Makinwa.
A big left from Makinwa misses.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Kocur checks it.
Kocur feints a counter leg kick.
Kocur connects with a single shot there.
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makinwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makinwa cracks Kocur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Kocur takes one to the chin there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kocur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Makinwa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kocur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Kocur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makinwa misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makinwa is looking to chop away at Kocur's legs.
Makinwa drops his hands momentarily and Kocur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Makinwa connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Makinwa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ugor Makinwa had his way with Joey Kocur in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Makinwa scores with a push kick.
A jab lands there for Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with a leg kick.
Kocur digs a good hook to Makinwa's body.
Kocur looks to throw a body kick
letting Makinwa counter with a right hand.
Kocur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Makinwa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Makinwa throws a big counter combination but Kocur scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Makinwa is looking to clinch but Kocur is avoiding it.
Kocur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur lands a jab.
Kocur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kocur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1#
Makinwa throws a push kick but Kocur slaps the foot to one side.
Makinwa walks into a jab.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Makinwa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Makinwa throws out a loose jab but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur unleashes a big counter combination but Makinwa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Makinwa throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Kocur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Makinwa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kocur. Makinwa shrugs it off though.
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Makinwa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makinwa staying out of range there.
Makinwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Makinwa shoots in looking for a takedown but Kocur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Makinwa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joey Kocur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kocur takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kocur blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Makinwa.
Kocur moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Makinwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Kocur misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makinwa misses with a body punch
and Kocur counters with a nice uppercut.
Makinwa lands an overhand right.
Makinwa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makinwa throws a lazy head kick
and Kocur counters with a left to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#T3#
Kocur throws a solid leg kick but Makinwa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kocur.
Kocur throws a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
Good leg kick by Makinwa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kocur moves out of range as Makinwa strikes.
Kocur flicks out a counter leg kick but Makinwa steps away.
Makinwa throws out a powerful jab.
Makinwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kocur throws a hook but Makinwa avoids it easily.
Kocur takes a kick to the side of the head.
You can see that Kocur has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Makinwa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Makinwa misses with a body shot.
Makinwa throws a low kick but Kocur avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Makinwa blocks the low kick.#T4#
Kocur misses with a leg kick
and Makinwa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kocur connects with a solid leg kick.
Makinwa slips a straight right by Kocur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur misses with a looping right.
Kocur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Makinwa scores with a hook to the body. Kocur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab lands there for Kocur.#CL#
Makinwa closes the distance and clinches.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
Makinwa has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kocur tries a body shot but Makinwa blocks it. #BC#
Makinwa manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Makinwa.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ugor Makinwa.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Makinwa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ugor Makinwa!

Event: Syn 453 - Great American Bash
Date: Jun 30, 2016

#R1#
Kocur scores with a nice body kick.
Vinetto moves away from the strike by Kocur.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Vinetto moves away and avoids it.
Vinetto tries to counter by clinching up but Kocur breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Vinetto.
Kocur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vinetto throws a front kick that sends Kocur stumbling back into the cage.
Kocur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kocur shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vinetto eats them both and turns towards Kocur to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Vincent Vinetto has been cut.
Kocur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Joey Kocur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Kocur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinetto misses with a straight right.
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.
Vinetto moves forwards but Kocur connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Kocur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And Vinetto counters with a quick kick to the body but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Vinetto 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.
Vinetto misses with a body shot.
A big left from Vinetto misses.
Kocur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kocur throws a front kick that sends Vinetto stumbling back into the cage.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kocur misses the jab.
Vinetto throwing a counter right hand but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinetto moves out of range as Kocur throws a body kick.
Vinetto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T2#
Kocur swings for the body but Vinetto moves out of range.
Vinetto misses with a head kick.
Vinetto misses with a body kick.
Kocur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses.
Vinetto tries a head kick but it misses.
Kocur throws a solid leg kick but Vinetto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kocur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocur misses with the combination.
Vinetto is looking to counter the offense by Kocur and move into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur. #T3##CL#
Vinetto rushes Kocur and presses him up against the cage.
Vinetto digs a right hand into Kocur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kocur's gas tank.
Vinetto misses with a body punch.
Kocur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
Vinetto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinetto tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Vinetto back against the cage.
Vinetto struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Vinetto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinetto lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vinetto fails to land.
Kocur with a knee to the head.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Vinetto.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinetto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Vinetto misses with a body punch.
Kocur lands a shot to the body.
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!
Kocur lands a knee to the body.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinetto.
Vinetto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinetto struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vinetto is defending well for now.
Kocur connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vinetto's face.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vinetto can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinetto.
Vinetto lands with a left to the head.
Vinetto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinetto lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Vinetto'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.
#R2#
Vinetto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kocur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinetto checks a low kick from Kocur.
Vinetto tries to counter by clinching up but Kocur breaks away and moves out of range.
Kocur throws a chopping leg kick but Vinetto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kocur lands an overhand right.
Vinetto misses with a head kick.
Kocur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vinetto wants to clinch
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinetto.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinetto is just out of range.
And Vinetto counters with a quick kick to the body but Kocur blocks it.
Vinetto has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vinetto checks a low kick from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Vinetto moves out of range of the body kick.
Vinetto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vinetto throws a hook but Kocur blocks it.
Vinetto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kocur cracks Vinetto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vinetto dips to his left and cracks Kocur with an uppercut!
Kocur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kocur scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Kocur misses.
Vinetto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Vinetto moves away and avoids it.
Kocur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kocur scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Vinetto.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Vinetto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vinetto tries to counter by clinching up but Kocur breaks away and moves out of range.
Kocur lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Vinetto.
Kocur takes one to the chin there.
Kocur wants to clinch up but Vinetto keeps it at a distance.
Vinetto throws a hook to the side of Kocur's head but Kocur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Kocur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab, jab by Kocur - just one landing.
Vinetto slips a jab from Kocur.
Kocur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vinetto lands a jab to Kocur's midsection.
Kocur blocks a head kick by Vinetto.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinetto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vinetto throws a hook but Kocur blocks it.
Nice jab there from Vinetto. #T4#
Kocur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vinetto doesn't seem bothered though.
Vinetto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kocur.
A little feinted left hand from Vinetto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur scores with a leg kick.
Kocur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kocur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vinetto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kocur misses with a straight right.
Vinetto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kocur tries a quick counter leg kick but Vinetto is wise to it.
Vinetto looks to land a body kick but Kocur moved away.
Kocur thinks about the counter body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joey Kocur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vincent Vinetto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Vinetto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Vinetto blocks a low kick nicely.
Vinetto takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Kocur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kocur throws a chopping leg kick but Vinetto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kocur slips a jab and a cross from Vinetto.
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinetto manages to avoid it.
Kocur connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch but Vinetto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kocur throws a jab when Vinetto was well out of range.
It looked like Vinetto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Vinetto cracks Kocur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kocur staying out of range there.
Vinetto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kocur steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vinetto. That one must have hurt.
Kocur scores with a body shot.
Vinetto slips a straight right by Kocur.
Kocur misses with a leg kick.
Vinetto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocur.
Vinetto loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
Vinetto avoids the head kick by Kocur.
Vinetto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Kocur lands a lovely overhand right.
Kocur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vinetto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vinetto avoids the body shot from Kocur.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kocur.
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!
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vinetto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Kocur misses.
A big right from Vinetto misses.
Vinetto lands a jab to Kocur's midsection.#T3#
Kocur misses with a head kick.
Kocur looks to land a combination but Vinetto avoids it well.
Kocur throws a push kick but Vinetto slaps the foot to one side.
Vinetto connects with a crisp jab.
Vinetto swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vinetto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vinetto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinetto works the jab nicely.
That kick from Kocur tenderised Vinetto's leg. Vinetto is trying to keep his angry face on.#T4#
Kocur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinetto scores with a jab.
Vinetto looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Kocur takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinetto lands a nice shot that snaps Kocur's head back.
Vinetto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kocur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kocur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kocur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kocur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Vincent Vinetto did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Vincent Vinetto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Kocur misses with a kick to the body.
Vinetto scores with a nice right hand.
Vinetto misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Kocur.
Vinetto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinetto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kocur.
Kocur slips a straight right by Vinetto.
Vinetto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Kocur misses.
Vinetto throws a hook but Kocur blocks it.
Vinetto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Vinetto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kocur tries to score with a low kick but Vinetto moves his leg out of the way.
Kocur cracks Vinetto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vinetto connects with a high kick.
A big right from Vinetto misses.
Vinetto scores with a shot to the body.
Vinetto moves out of range as Kocur throws a body kick.
Vinetto throws a quick counter head kick but Kocur was just out of range.
Vinetto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur takes one on the button.
Vinetto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Kocur.
Good work by Vinetto as he checks the leg kick.
Vinetto throws a quick counter head kick but Kocur was just out of range.
Vinetto scores with a hook to the body. Kocur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vinetto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocur loads up on a big right hand but Vinetto slips the punch.
Vinetto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kocur.
Kocur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vinetto tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kocur manages to circle out of the way.
Vinetto misses the jab.
Vinetto moves out of range of the body kick.
Vinetto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kocur is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T3#
Kocur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinetto throws out the jab.
Kocur throws out a leg kick but Vinetto moves out of range and Kocur only half commits.
It looked like Vinetto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Kocur lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vinetto doesn't seem phased though.
Vinetto swats away the attempt to clinch by Kocur.
The crowd cheers as Vinetto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kocur doesn't seem phased though.
Kocur motions for Vinetto to come forward. Kocur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vinetto throws an overhand right that lands on Kocur's shoulder, as Kocur tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Kocur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Vinetto checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab by Kocur.
Vinetto throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Vinetto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kocur tries to clinch there but Vinetto circles away.
The fighters circling - Kocur throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Vinetto pushes Kocur up against the cage in a clinch.
Vinetto struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
A short right from Vinetto on the inside.
Vinetto tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Vinetto back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kocur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Vincent Vinetto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vincent Vinetto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinetto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kocur lands a nice hook to Vinetto's body. Vinetto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vinetto ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Vinetto checks a low kick from Kocur.
Kocur just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVinetto.
Kocur tries to work over Vinetto's front leg with a kick but Vinetto checks it.
Vinetto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kocur tries to land a front kick but Vinetto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kocur.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kocur.
Kocur tries to clinch but Vinetto is having none of it. #T1#
Vinetto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinetto throws an overhand right that lands on Kocur's shoulder, as Kocur tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kocur, as that shot connected.
Vinetto misses with a hook.
Vinetto throws a right hand that misses
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinetto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kocur wants to clinch up but Vinetto keeps it at a distance.
Vinetto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joey Kocur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Kocur 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL#
Vinetto gets a clinch. #T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Vinetto.
Vinetto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinetto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinetto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch on the inside from Vinetto fails to land.
Vinetto misses with a punch on the inside.
Vincent Vinetto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vinetto.
Kocur gets through Vinetto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vinetto tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinetto controls his hands.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Vinetto.
Vinetto tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Vinetto blocking some punches.
Vinetto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3#
Vinetto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinetto scores with a shoulder strike.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vinetto avoids it.
Vinetto working aggressively here.
Kocur tries to work over Vinetto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vinetto misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Vinetto.
Kocur is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Vinetto blocks a body shot from Kocur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinetto.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Vinetto.
A right handed body shot lands from Vinetto.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinetto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
A shot in the inside from Vinetto.
Vinetto has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kocur throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Vinetto.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinetto controls his hands.
Vinetto lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
A body shot lands from Kocur.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinetto lands with a left to the head.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vinetto managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Vinetto digs a right hand underneath Kocur's ribcage. Kocur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vinetto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinetto tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Vinetto.
Vinetto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Vinetto on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Vinetto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vinetto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Joey Kocur thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Syn 449 - Wayne vs. Cabrera
Date: Jun 14, 2016

#R1#
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teló misses with a hook
and Kocur counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Teló keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kocur takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teló moves away.
Teló feints the counter takedown.
Teló lands with a cross.
Teló throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kocur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Teló has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Teló. That snapped Kocur's head back.
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!
Teló thumps Kocur with a low kick.
Kocur cracks a nice hook into Teló's ribs.
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teló manages to avoid it.
Kocur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kocur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Teló under the eye.#CUT#
It looks like Michel Teló has been cut.
Kocur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Teló checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Teló with the counter takedown but Kocur avoids it easily.#T1#
A jab from Teló does it's job there.
Kocur misses with a body kick.#KD2#
Teló lands a high kick to the side of Kocur's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Teló dives into guard, looking to finish.#CUT2#
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.
Kocur looking to control.
Teló trying to control the position from guard on top but Kocur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kocur trying to control the position.
Teló pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kocur is keeping the position for now.
Teló postures up in Kocur's guard and throws a big left but Kocur blocks it.
Teló tries to free his leg and advance position but Kocur is retaining full guard.
Teló won't allow Kocur to sweep him here. #T2#
Teló stands up over Kocur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kocur might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teló throws a big elbow that misses.
Kocur wants to sweep but no luck.
Teló wants to control from the top but Kocur keeps moving.
Teló has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kocur misses with a left hand
and Teló counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Kocur misses.
Teló takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Kocur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Teló under the eye.
Kocur looks to land a right hand but Teló moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Teló on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kocur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kocur scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Teló showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kocur.
Teló pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teló moves out of range as Kocur strikes.
Michel Teló seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kocur has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Teló.
Kocur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teló stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kocur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kocur throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T4#
Teló scores with the left hand. Kocur knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teló thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kocur.
Teló throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kocur throws an off balance right hand
and Teló counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Teló throws a body punch but Kocur moves out of range.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Teló connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kocur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Teló.
Teló throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kocur. That snapped Teló's head back.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teló swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Teló dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Teló tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Teló.
Teló connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kocur's hands.
Teló looks to land a left hand but Kocur moved out of range nicely.
Kocur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Teló lands a head shot.
Teló connects with an inside leg kick.
Kocur scores with a shot to the body.
Kocur delivers a nice body kick.
Teló takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Teló has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Teló scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Teló throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teló shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kocur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Teló.#T1#
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teló.
Teló misses with a kick to the body.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Teló misses with a wild body shot.
It appears Kocur was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kocur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Teló's head.
Teló misses with a hook
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michel Teló seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teló throws a leg kick
and Kocur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teló connects with a jab.
Kocur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kocur slips a straight right by Teló.
Kocur looks to land a right hand but Teló moved out of range.
Teló on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T2#
Teló shoots in but no luck this time.
A leg kick checked by Kocur.
Teló takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Teló throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Teló moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Kocur closes the distance and clinches.
Kocur gets through Teló's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Teló.
Kocur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Teló blocks it with crossed arms.
Teló has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kocur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kocur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Teló. #TD2#
Teló successfully pulls guard. #T3#
Teló keeping moving, preventing Kocur from controlling successfully.
Kocur sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB2#
Teló looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Teló is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kocur is aware though and is defending well.
Kocur would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB2#
Teló looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kocur passes into side control.
Teló looking for a sweep but Kocur has passed into full mount! Oh no!#T4#
Teló keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kocur content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Teló takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur wants to land a leg kick but Teló is out of range.
Teló throws a push kick but Kocur slaps the foot to one side.
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teló.
Teló gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kocur swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teló is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kocur.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Teló moves out of range as Kocur throws a body kick. #T1#
Teló throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kocur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Teló throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kocur counters with a good low kick that Teló was not able to check.
Kocur misses with a hook.
Joey Kocur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teló throws a head kick that misses
and Kocur counters with a straight right hand.
Teló lands a front kick.
Kocur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kocur explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kocur tries to bum rush Teló with a series of wild strikes but Teló uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teló walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kocur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Teló throws a leg kick
and Kocur counters with a nice leg kick.
Teló takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Teló ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.#T2#
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!
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teló moves away.
Kocur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Teló scores with a nice strike.
Kocur blocks the body kick.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teló was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Teló takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Teló throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Teló scores with a spinning back kick!
Kocur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Teló moves away from the strike by Kocur. #T3#
Teló misses with a low kick.
Kocur thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Teló if he has to take too many more of those.
Teló throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kocur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teló is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teló rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kocur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Teló tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Teló.
Teló pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kocur lands a leg kick that knocks Teló off balance momentarily.
Kocur throws a low kick but Teló moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Teló.
Teló thows a leg kick but Kocur checks it
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Teló shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kocur as he jumps to the side.
Teló misses with an uppercut.
Teló attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teló avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teló chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Teló connects with a single shot there.
Teló chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kocur can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Kocur - just one landing.
Teló tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Teló finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Kocur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Teló moves away and avoids it.
Teló lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kocur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Kocur.
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Teló's shoulder, as Teló tries to avoid the shot.
Kocur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Teló will feel that in the morning.
Teló dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kocur. That did some damage!
Teló's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Teló darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Kocur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Teló takes a shot to the head.
Teló has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kocur lands a nice knee to the body.
Teló is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Teló throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kocurs head.
Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Teló. #T1#
Teló misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Kocur's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Teló lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kocur as Teló tries to tie him up.
Teló throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kocurs head.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teló throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kocurs head.
Teló working aggressively here.
Teló misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kocur.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Teló's head.
Teló lands a body punch.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur lands a left hand.
Kocur working Teló over with knees to the body.#T2#
Teló lands an uppercut.
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!
Kocur missing with knees to the body. #TD2#
Teló ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Teló no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Teló looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kocur has picked Teló up and slammed him! Teló can't keep hold of the triangle and Kocur manages to pass to side control!
Teló is trying to work for a sweep but Kocur has mounted him!
Teló is trying to escape the mount.
Teló is trying to reverse the position but instead Kocur has taken his back - oops!
Kocur controlling well, preventing Teló from escaping the position.
Kocur controlling from the back.
Kocur avoiding Teló 's attempts to control his hands. #T3#
Kocur is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kocur's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kocur keeps control of the position as Teló tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kocur has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Teló's body.
Teló trying to control the position but Kocur manages to sink in the hooks. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Teló might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kocur haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Teló rolls, trying to escape but Kocur keeps control of the position.
Teló tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kocur looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kocur manages to capitalize on a mistake by Teló to take his back!
Teló tries to roll but Kocur sticks to his back.
Kocur is trying to stick to Teló's back but Teló is turning into Kocur. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kocur's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Teló.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Kocur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kocur scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kocur throws a body punch but Teló moves out of range.
Teló is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Teló throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Teló throws out a powerful jab.
Kocur throws a shot to the body.
Teló throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Teló tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kocur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Teló.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teló throws a leg kick but Kocur sees it coming and moves out of range. #T1#
Kocur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Teló on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Teló misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Teló on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Teló plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kocur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kocur checks a low kick from Teló.
An attempted straight right counter from Kocur misses the target.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Teló scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kocur doesn't seem bothered though.
Teló explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kocur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.#T2#
Teló throws a good cross that connects.
Teló connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Teló fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kocur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Teló throws a body kick that misses.
Kocur wants to clinch.
Kocur misses with a hook
and Teló counters with a straight right hand.
Kocur slips under a jab.
Kocur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teló buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T3##CL#
Kocur moves into the clinch.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Teló.
Kocur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Teló lands with a light punch inside.
Come on Teló - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Teló looking to stall.
Teló misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kocur misses with a punch to the body.
Teló lands a left hand.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Teló.
Teló tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Teló goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur landing some nice looking knees to the body. #T4#
Teló lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kocur.
Teló tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kocur smiles and moves away.
Teló is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teló.
Jab by Kocur.
Teló throws a leg kick but Kocur checks it.
As Teló backs away, Kocur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Teló fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kocur avoids it really well and circles away.
Kocur is looking to counter punch.
Joey Kocur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Teló.
Teló throws a lazy right hand but Kocur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Teló.
Kocur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Teló's calf.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kocur.
Michel Teló has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michel Teló.
Well Kocur 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Syn 446 -
Date: Jun 02, 2016

#R1#
Kocur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kocur throws a hook but Ovaska avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ovaska on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been informed that Kocur has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ovaska throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ovaska throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kocur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ovaska smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.
Kocur chopping away at his opponent's legs. #CL2#
Kocur darts in and clinches Ovaska up against the cage.
Kocur managing to block the knees to the body from Ovaska.
Ovaska with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ovaska has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Ovaska swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur prevents Ovaska from breaking the clinch.
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kocur lands a body shot.
Ovaska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1#
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kocur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kocur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ovaska with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ovaska gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Ovaska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kocur scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ovaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Kocur throws the left hand but Ovaska avoids the punch easily.
Ovaska lands with an overhand left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ovaska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovaska misses the target.
Kocur takes one to the chin there.
Kocur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Kocur backs away, Ovaska returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ovaska is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T2#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ovaska, right into the meat.
Kocur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kocur lands a head kick. Ovaska smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Kocur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kocur.
Ovaska works Kocur's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Kocur.
Ovaska fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocur misses with a kick to the body.
Ovaska throws a lazy body kick
and Kocur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ovaska's knee momentarily.
Kocur is looking to slow Ovaska down with leg kicks.
Ovaska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kocur at a distance. #T3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Kocur.
Kocur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ovaska.
Ovaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ovaska looks to land a right hand but Kocur moved out of range.
Kocur throws the kick towards the body but Ovaska avoids it.
Ovaska throwing a counter right hand but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ovaska avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ovaska.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kocur throws a body punch but Ovaska moves out of range.
Kocur throws a front kick aimed at Ovaska's knee but Ovaska avoids it well.
Ovaska scores with the left hand. Kocur knows he should have avoided that one.
Ovaska chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kocur can pounce on him. #T4#
Ovaska connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kocur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kocur lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Ovaska. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ovaska.
Kocur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kocur misses with a left hand
letting Ovaska counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Ovaska's head coaches at LOD: Contenders that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ovaska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ovaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ovaska throws a right hand that misses
letting Kocur counter with a right hand.
Ovaska scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kocur.
Kocur misses with an uppercut.
Ovaska is looking to counter punch.
Nice body kick from Kocur.
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.
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.
#R2#
Kocur throws a hook but Ovaska avoids it easily.
Ovaska jabs Kocur right on the nose. Kocur blinks but takes it well.
Kocur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ovaska takes a step back to recover.
Ovaska works the jab nicely.
Kocur scores with a push kick.
Ovaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kocur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ovaska misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ovaska lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kocur cracks Ovaska with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur moves out of range as Ovaska throws a body kick. #T1#
Kocur scores with a push kick.
Kocur is looking to slow Ovaska down with leg kicks.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Ovaska on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ovaska tries a head kick but it misses.
Kocur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ovaska misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur flicks out a counter leg kick but Ovaska steps away.
Ovaska plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kocur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ovaska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ovaska was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2#
Kocur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kocur works on Ovaska's body with a couple of short punches.
Ovaska misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kocur. #BC#
Ovaska breaks from the clinch.
Ovaska connects with a right hand. Kocur shakes it off.
Kocur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ovaska.#T2#
Kocur cracks Ovaska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ovaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
Ovaska misses the shot to the body.
Kimo Ovaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovaska buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Ovaska misses its intended target.
Kocur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ovaska's sensitive parts.
Kocur moves out of range of the strikes.
Kocur scores with a head kick. Ovaska tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kocur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ovaska. Ovaska obviously looking to wear him down.
Ovaska is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kocur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ovaska's head.#ROC2#
Ovaska is rocked!
A solid body kick from Kocur.
Ovaska blocks a low kick nicely.#T3#
Kocur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kocur with a nice cross.
Kocur cracks Ovaska with a hook to the temple - Ovaska is on wobbly legs here! Kocur swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ovaska falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kocur wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joey Kocur!
A relieved looking Joey Kocur thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Syn 441 - Ratore vs. Slinga
Date: May 16, 2016

#R1#
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. #T1#
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. #CL2#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Dias Jimenez. #CUT#
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. #T4#
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.
#R2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #CL2#
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.#T3#
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. #ROC2#
Dias Jimenez is rocked!#T4#
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.

Event: Syn 437 -
Date: May 01, 2016

#R1#
Pandahammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kocur throws a right hand that misses
and Pandahammer counters with an outside leg kick.
Pandahammer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kocur is out of range and Pandahammer settles back down.
Pandahammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pandahammers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kocur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pandahammer's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kocur.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kocur - that will leave a mark!
Pandahammer misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Kocur.
Kocur is looking to counter punch.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Pandahammer moves away and avoids it.
Pandahammer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pandahammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pandahammer lands a jab.
Kocur slips under a jab.
Pandahammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandahammer.#T1#
Pandahammer misses with an uppercut
and Kocur counters with an inside leg kick.
Kocur is looking to slow Pandahammer down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Kocur.
Kocur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice side step and Pandahammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kocur, right into the meat.
Kocur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandahammer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kocur throws a sloppy body shot
and Pandahammer counters with a leg kick.
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Kocur.
Pandahammer 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.
Pandahammer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kocur doesn't seem bothered though.
Kocur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pandahammer - that will leave a mark!
Pandahammer takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandahammer moves out of range as Kocur throws a body kick.
Pandahammer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T2#
Pandahammer checks a leg kick.
Pandahammer throws out a powerful jab.
Pandahammer throws a leg kick which misses Kocur's front leg but catches the back leg as Kocur tries to avoid it.
Pandahammer tries a low kick but Kocur avoids it.
Kocur scores with a one two! Pandahammer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Grigol Pandahammer has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Pandahammer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pandahammer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pandahammer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kocur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pandahammer checks it well.
Kocur thows a leg kick but Pandahammer checks it
and Pandahammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pandahammer lands a front kick.
Pandahammer swinging wildly here.
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kocur misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T3#
Kocur tries to land a leg kick but Pandahammer saw it coming and moves away.
Kocur looks to throw a body kick
and Pandahammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kocur, right into the meat.
Pandahammer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pandahammer - that will leave a mark!
Kocur misses with a left hand
and Pandahammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pandahammer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kocur throws a front kick aimed at Pandahammer's knee but Pandahammer avoids it well.
Kocur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandahammer can pounce on him.
Pandahammer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pandahammer blocks a jab.
Kocur throws a push kick but Pandahammer slaps the foot to one side.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Pandahammer lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kocur. #T4#
Pandahammer moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Pandahammer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kocur lands a nice looking body shot. #CL#
Kocur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pandahammer misses with some punches.
A short right from Kocur on the inside.
Kocur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pandahammer blocks a body shot from Kocur.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kocur.
Pandahammer gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kocur pushes Pandahammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pandahammer managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Pandahammer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kocur lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pandahammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kocur connects with a knee to the head.
Pandahammer misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Kocur wants to slow Pandahammer down by chopping away at his legs.
Kocur works Pandahammer's body with a nice hook.
Pandahammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Kocur throws the left hand but Pandahammer avoids the punch easily.
Kocur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pandahammer blocks the body kick.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Pandahammer.
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Pandahammer's shoulder, as Pandahammer tries to avoid the shot.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Pandahammer checks it.
Pandahammer thinks about the counter body kick.
Kocur fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandahammer can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandahammer misses with a hook
enabling Kocur to counter with a crisp jab.
Pandahammer blocks a jab.
Pandahammer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur throws a leg kick
and Pandahammer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pandahammer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Kocur tries to clinch up but Pandahammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Pandahammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandahammer takes one to the side of the head.
Pandahammer slips under a jab from Kocur.
Pandahammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
Kocur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pandahammer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kocur throws a lazy uppercut
and Pandahammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kocur throws a head kick but Pandahammer moves out of range.
Kocur misses the body punch
and Pandahammer counters with a nice body kick.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Pandahammer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pandahammer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandahammer moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandahammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur. #T2#
Kocur lands with a straight right. Pandahammer didn't see that one coming.
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Pandahammer's shoulder, as Pandahammer tries to avoid the shot.
Pandahammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kocur.
Pandahammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kocur misses with a straight right.
Kocur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pandahammer finds it's way round the side to connect with Kocur's head.
Kocur tries to land a leg kick but Pandahammer saw it coming and moves away.
Kocur throws out a loose jab but Pandahammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandahammer loads up on a big right hand but Kocur slips the punch.
Kocur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kocur moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandahammer, right into the meat.
Joey Kocur is winning the standup battle so far.
Kocur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T3#
Kocur misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Pandahammer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pandahammer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pandahammer checks a leg kick.
Pandahammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandahammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pandahammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandahammer.
Kocur moves away from the strike by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer tries to score with a low kick but Kocur moves his leg out of the way.
A counter left hand to the body from Kocur misses its target.
Pandahammer cracks Kocur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kocur thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pandahammer if he has to take too many more of those.
Kocur throws a wild body kick that Pandahammer sees coming a mile off.
Kocur moves in looking to clinch but Pandahammer pushes him off.
Pandahammer throws out a counter right but Kocur avoids it with no problem.
Kocur will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Pandahammer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Pandahammer throws a looping overhand right but Kocur ducks down to avoid it.
Kocur takes a swing at Pandahammer's ribcage but misses.
Kocur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pandahammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kocur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kocur throws a hook to the side of Pandahammer's head but Pandahammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandahammer scores with a shot to the body.
Pandahammer misses with a straight right.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Pandahammer.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Pandahammer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kocur tries to score with a low kick but Pandahammer moves his leg out of the way.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer'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.
#R3#
Kocur takes a swing at Pandahammer's ribcage but misses.
Pandahammer throws a shot from downtown. Kocur moves away and avoids it.
Kocur tried to score with a low kick but Pandahammer checks it.
Pandahammer throws a counter combo.
Kocur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pandahammer avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Pandahammer slips a straight right by Kocur.
Pandahammer swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pandahammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kocur.
An inside leg kick from Kocur misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Kocur as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pandahammer blocks a leg kick.
Pandahammer checks a low kick from Kocur.
Kocur jabs Pandahammer right on the nose. Pandahammer blinks but takes it well.
Kocur connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T1#
Pandahammer moves forwards but Kocur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pandahammer!
Pandahammer blocks the body kick.
A big left from Kocur misses.
Pandahammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pandahammer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pandahammer throws a body punch but Kocur moves out of range.
Pandahammer throws a shot to the body.
Kocur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Nice uppercut there from Pandahammer.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Kocur misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kocur.
Pandahammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Kocur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T2#
A decent looking cross lands there for Kocur.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
Kocur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Kocur doesn't manage to clinch there - Pandahammer circles away.
Pandahammer counters with a body kick.
Pandahammer scores with a leg kick.
Kocur sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pandahammer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kocur momentarily.
Pandahammer throws a solid leg kick but Kocur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pandahammer.
Kocur jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pandahammer with a hook.
Pandahammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kocur.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Kocur finds it's target.
Donk. Kocur catches Pandahammer right on the button with a cross.#T3#
Kocur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Pandahammer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body kick from Kocur.
Pandahammer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A leg kick checked by Pandahammer.
Kocur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pandahammer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kocur's head.
Pandahammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Pandahammer.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandahammer.
Donk. Pandahammer catches Kocur right on the button with a cross.
Pandahammer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pandahammer misses with a looping right.#T4#
Pandahammer checks a leg kick nicely.
Pandahammer swings widly with a right hand
and Kocur counters with a thumping low kick.
Kocur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pandahammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kocur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Pandahammer's shoulder, as Pandahammer tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Pandahammer does it's job there.
Kocur works the jab nicely.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kocur.
A low kick from Kocur misses
and Pandahammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kocur thinking.
Kocur throws a body kick that misses
letting Pandahammer counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Pandahammer finds it's target.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandahammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That kick from Pandahammer tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Grigol Pandahammer just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer'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.
#R4#
Pandahammer misses with a body shot.
Kocur throws the kick towards the body but Pandahammer avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandahammer, right into the meat.
Kocur feints and then cracks Pandahammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pandahammer down.
Kocur tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pandahammer counters with a right hand to the body.
Pandahammer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kocur misses with a double jab.
Pandahammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kocur takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kocur explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kocur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kocur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandahammer moves out of range of the leg kick from Kocur.#T1#
Kocur throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pandahammer.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pandahammer looks to land a body kick but Kocur moved away.
Kocur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kocur throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pandahammer.
Good leg kick by Pandahammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kocur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kocur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Kocur misses.
Pandahammer misses with a looping left.
Pandahammer lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Pandahammer's shoulder, as Pandahammer tries to avoid the shot.
Pandahammer unleashes a big counter combination but Kocur bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kocur does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T2#
Kocur takes a swing at Pandahammer's ribcage but misses.
Pandahammer scores with a nice strike.
Kocur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandahammer throws out the jab.
Kocur connects with the punch.
Kocur tries to land a front kick but Pandahammer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kocur slips under a jab from Pandahammer.
Kocur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kocur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kocur jabs Pandahammer right on the nose. Pandahammer blinks but takes it well.
Kocur tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pandahammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Kocur doesn't manage to clinch there - Pandahammer circles away.
Kocur misses with an attempted mid kick. #T3#
Kocur misses with a straight right.
Pandahammer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pandahammer lands a jab to the head.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandahammer moves away.
Pandahammer throws out a counter right but Kocur avoids it with no problem.
Pandahammer motions for Kocur to come forward. Pandahammer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur throws a body kick that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Kocur tries to clinch up
letting Pandahammer counter with a right hand.
Kocur slips a jab from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kocur can pounce on him.
Pandahammer thuds a left hand into Kocur's body.
Pandahammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Kocur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kocur swings for the body but Pandahammer moves out of range. #T4#
Pandahammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Kocur counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Kocur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kocur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws a hook to the side of Kocur's head but Kocur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Kocur misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocur throws the left hand but Pandahammer avoids the punch easily.
Pandahammer throws out a counter right but Kocur avoids it with no problem.
Pandahammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pandahammer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pandahammer connects with a solid leg kick.
Kocur misses with a leg kick.
Kocur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Kocur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kocur.
Pandahammer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Grigol Pandahammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Grigol Pandahammer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
#R5#
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandahammer. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
Pandahammer scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kocur.
Pandahammer misses with a looping right.
Kocur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Pandahammer misses.
Kocur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandahammer throws a hook but Kocur blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pandahammer checks it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Pandahammer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kocur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kocur throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandahammer. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Kocur throws a looping overhand right but Pandahammer ducks down to avoid it.
Kocur wants to clinch up but Pandahammer keeps it at a distance.
Pandahammer throws out a counter right but Kocur avoids it with no problem.
Kocur tries to clinch
enabling Pandahammer to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Pandahammer does it's job there.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandahammer moves away.
Pandahammer cracks Kocur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kocur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandahammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pandahammer throws a one two combo.
Kocur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kocur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pandahammer scores with a nice strike.
Kocur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Kocur misses with a combination
and Pandahammer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Kocur.
Kocur throws the kick towards the body but Pandahammer avoids it.
Pandahammer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kocur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pandahammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kocur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kocur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandahammer, right into the meat.
That kick from Kocur tenderised Pandahammer's leg. Pandahammer is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Kocur finds it's way through Pandahammer's defenses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pandahammer.
Kocur throws an overhand right that lands on Pandahammer's shoulder, as Pandahammer tries to avoid the shot.
Pandahammer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Kocur. Beautiful body shot.#T3#
A low kick from Kocur misses
and Pandahammer counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandahammer. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandahammer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kocur feints and then cracks Pandahammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pandahammer down.
Pandahammer throws a leg kick which misses Kocur's front leg but catches the back leg as Kocur tries to avoid it.
Kocur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandahammer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pandahammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Kocur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kocur.
Kocur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pandahammer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kocur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pandahammer misses with an uppercut. #T4#
A big right from Pandahammer misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandahammer moves away.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kocur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pandahammer's head backwards.
Pandahammer misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Pandahammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kocur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pandahammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kocur misses with an uppercut
and Pandahammer counters with a thumping low kick.
Kocur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pandahammer.
Kocur lands with an overhand left.
Kocur staying out of range there.
Good work by Kocur as he checks the leg kick.
Pandahammer dodges the punch combination from Kocur.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grigol Pandahammer.
I think Pandahammer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Grigol Pandahammer!
Our winner, Grigol Pandahammer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Syn 431 - Nations Collide
Date: Apr 08, 2016

#R1#
Silva misses with a head kick.
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kocur.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva looks to land a combination but Kocur avoids it well.
Silva tests Kocur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kocur tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kocur looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kocur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Kocur is having none of it.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva lands a jab to Kocur's midsection.
Silva tries to move into range but Kocur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kocur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kocur throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick. #T1#
Silva throws a leg kick
and Kocur counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Kocur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kocur.
Kocur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kocur's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kocur.
Kocur slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Kocur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Kocur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kocur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Kocur tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva checks a low kick from Kocur.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Kocur saw it coming and moves away. #T2#
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kocur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Kocur.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Kocur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kocur moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kocur.
Kocur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kocur tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Kocur is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Kocur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T3#
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kocur.
Silva prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur lands a body shot.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kocur.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Silva. #T4#
Kocur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva just leaning against Kocur, taking a breather.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Silva.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Silva.
A short left from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Silva 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. Silva is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
A cross from Kocur lands.
Kocur tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kocur. That did some damage!
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Kocur misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva slips a straight right by Kocur.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Kocur counters with a thumping low kick.
Kocur tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Kocur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.#T1#
Kocur tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kocur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kocur!
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Kocur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
A leg kick checked by Kocur.
Silva throws a jab when Kocur was well out of range.
Kocur was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Kocur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Eduardo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kocur throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Kocur dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva checks a low kick from Kocur.
And Silva responds with a good body kick, but Kocur manages to step out the way in time.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva checks a low kick from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a leg kick.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva lands a jab to Kocur's midsection.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Kocur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Kocur throws a nice inside leg kick. #T3#
Kocur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Kocur counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Kocur lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#
It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
Silva is looking to chop away at Kocur's legs.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Kocur's defenses.
Kocur throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kocur blocks it well.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Kocur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kocur takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T4#
Kocur is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses the jab.
Kocur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kocur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Kocur tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kocur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva lands a nice hook to Kocur's body. Kocur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kocur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kocur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Kocur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Kocur checks it.
Kocur is looking to counter punch.
Kocur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eduardo Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva's cut.
That's time! Kocur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kocur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Kocur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur moves out of range of the strikes.
Kocur half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silva avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kocur will feel that in the morning.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Kocur does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kocur counters with a solid body kick. #T1##CL#
Kocur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kocur.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Silva is looking to control Kocur's arms but Kocur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Kocur.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kocur throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Kocur.
Kocur lands a shot to the body.
Kocur lands a left hand.
Kocur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Silva. #T2#
Kocur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kocur.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Kocur.
A short right from Kocur.
A short left from Kocur.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Kocur's ribcage. Kocur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Kocur tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with some punches.
Kocur using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head. #T4#
A short right from Kocur.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards. #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Silva working aggressively here.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva's cut.
That's time! Kocur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Kocur tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Kocur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kocur blocks the body kick.
Kocur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Kocur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kocur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kocur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kocur with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kocur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Kocur works the jab nicely.
Kocur takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kocur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kocur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur is looking to counter punch.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick #CL#
and Kocur counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur scores with a shoulder strike.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Kocur misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A short body shot lands from Kocur as the two fighters clinch.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur lands with a left to the head.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T3#
Kocur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kocur is keeping busy.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Kocur landing knees to the body.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur lands with a light punch inside.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Kocur misses with some punches.
Joey Kocur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Kocur lands an uppercut.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur connects with a knee to the head.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Kocur finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur had his way with Eduardo Silva in that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Silva throws the left hand but Kocur avoids the punch easily.#CL#
Kocur darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked. #KD#
Kocur drops Silva onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Silva is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kocur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Kocur lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Silva to his knees! Kocur keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Kocur!
An out of breath Joey Kocur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Syn 427 - Total Madness
Date: Mar 22, 2016

#R1#
Kocur throws a low kick but Styles avoids it.#CL2#
Kocur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Kocur.
Kocur unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
Styles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Kocur.
Styles blocks an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kocur has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Styles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Styles avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Styles controls the action. #BC#
Styles breaks the clinch.
Kocur slips a straight right by Styles.
Kocur thows a leg kick but Styles checks it
and Styles counters with a nice leg kick.
Kocur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Styles moves out of range of the leg kick from Kocur.
Kocur checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kocur throws a low kick but Styles moves out of range easily.
Kocur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kocur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kocur misses with a looping left.
Styles thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kocur connects with a nice looking jab.
Kocur throws a body punch but Styles moves out of range.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Styles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Styles throws a head kick but Kocur moves out of range.
Styles throws a right hand that misses
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Kocur misses.
Nice defenses there by Kocur.
Kocur thuds his right hand into Styles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T2#
Styles misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur lands a nice looking body kick.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Kocur releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Styles throws a leg kick
and Kocur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No joy there for Kocur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Styles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Styles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Styles misses with a lunging right hand
and Kocur counters with a good low kick that Styles was not able to check.
Kocur moves away from the strike by Styles.
That kick from Kocur tenderised Styles's leg. Styles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Styles ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kocur, right into the meat.
Styles lands a nice shot that snaps Kocur's head back.
Styles jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kocur throws a nice outside leg kick. #T3#
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kocur! But no joy.
Kocur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Styles.
Styles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kocur. That's going to slow Styles down.
Kocur digs a good body shot into Styles's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Styles.
Styles thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Styles.
Kocur appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kocur misses the jab.
Styles throws a head kick but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T4#
Styles ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Styles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kocur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Styles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kocur.
Styles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Styles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Styles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kocur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Styles misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur throws a shot from downtown. Styles moves away and avoids it.
Styles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Styles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kocur was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Kocur dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Kocur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Kocur moves into the clinch.
Styles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kocur has him pressed against the cage.
Styles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Styles's elbow.
Styles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur missing with knees to the body.
Kocur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Styles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kocur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joey Kocur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Styles avoiding damage as Kocur throws knees to the body.
Kocur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Styles.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but Styles blocks with his arms.
Styles is trying to force a seperation but Kocur has the dominant position.#T1#
Styles lands a body punch.
Styles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Styles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kocur has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kocur.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Styles avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Styles digs a right hand into Kocur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kocur's gas tank.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Styles is defending well for now.
Styles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Styles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styles misses with a body punch.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
A short right from Styles.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Kocur.
Styles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Styles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styles is trying to break the clinch but Kocur has him pressed against the cage.
Kocur landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Styles misses with some punches.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Styles controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Kocur.
A short right from Kocur on the inside.
Styles misses with a punch on the inside.
Styles working hard to break the clinch.
Styles has had enough of the clinch but Kocur keeps him there for the moment.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Styles takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kocur scores a nice knee to the body.
Kocur lands a hook that snaps the head of Styles backwards.
Styles is trying to break the clinch but Kocur is controlling him.
Kocur lands a left hand.
Kocur pushes Styles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kocur on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kocur.
Nice body punch from Kocur - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kocur obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Kocur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styles.
Kocur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Styles.
Kocur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Styles.
Nice body punch from Kocur. #T4#
Good body shot from Kocur.
Kocur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Kocur on the inside.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2#
Styles is rocked!
Styles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oh Styles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kocur creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Styles's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Styles 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 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Kocur!
After winning the bout, Joey Kocur thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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