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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obidiah Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kocur is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Head Crusher - Megadeth. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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188 cm
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198 lbs
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183 cm
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220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Obidiah Davis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kocur lands an overhand right. Kocur throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range. Davis throws a looping overhand right but Kocur ducks down to avoid it. Kocur throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Kocur only half commits. A punch combination from Kocur misses. Kocur scores with a jab to the head.
Kocur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Davis looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range. Kocur avoids the body shot from Davis.
Kocur scores with a shot to the body.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kocur. A lazy left from Kocur finds it's target. 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 scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one. Kocur has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Davis lands with a hook. Kocur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Davis misses with a wild body shot. Kocur moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow. Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside. Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards. A short right hand to the side of the head by Kocur. Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch. Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards. Davis lands a knee to the body.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside. Davis tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Kocur cracks Davis with a nice body shot. Kocur working aggressively here.
Kocur is working Davis over against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Davis lands a knee to the body.
Kocur lands on the inside with an uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land. Davis misses with the head strike.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kocur tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards. Davis digs a right hand underneath Kocur's ribcage. Kocur let out a lung full of air as it connected. Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur lands with a right to the head. Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Davis is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nice body punch from Davis. Kocur lands a nice shot to the body. Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kocur is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nice body punch from Kocur. Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside. Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis. Davis tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur. Kocur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Kocur prevents a body shot from Davis. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kocur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short left from Kocur. Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Kocur.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kocur blocks it with crossed arms. Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis prevents a body shot from Kocur. Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kocur lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short left from Kocur. A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land. Kocur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards. Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Kocur avoids the damage to the body. Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch. Kocur misses with some punches.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kocur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Kocur digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected. Kocur lands on the inside with an uppercut. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kocur's face.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Kocur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis is rocked! Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Kocur is blocking nicely.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Kocur dips a shoulder and cracks Davis with a mighty uppercut! Davis falls back against the cage and Kocur unloads with a barrage of strikes! Davis is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kocur screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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