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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kocur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Head Crusher - Megadeth. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a body punch but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
Kocur swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sackett momentarily.
Nolan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Kocur.
A good leg kick by Kocur.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett lands the left hand.
Kocur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett looks to land a combination. Kocur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett scores with a spinning back kick!
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Kocur checks it.
Kocur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kocur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left and a right from Sackett both land. Nice combination.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Kocur tries a quick counter leg kick but Sackett is wise to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Kocur manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Kocur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Kocur moved away.
Sackett fails to land with a series of punches.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Sackett tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sackett throws a nice looking combination but Kocur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kocur loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur blocks a jab.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kocur is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Kocur.
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
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.
Kocur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kocur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kocur avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kocur in his tracks.
Sackett slips a jab from Kocur.
Sackett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kocur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kocur. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Kocur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett connects with a body shot.
Kocur wants to land a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kocur lands a nice looking body shot.
Sackett 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.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Kocur wants to land a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kocur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kocur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kocur slips a jab and a cross from Sackett.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Kocur throws a series of punches but Sackett avoids them all with ease.
Kocur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett scores with a nice body kick.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
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 Nolan Sackett will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Kocur lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sackett takes a step back to recover.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kocur might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sackett has got the better of the exchanges.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Kocur motions for Sackett to come forward. Kocur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Kocur misses with a body shot.
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 punishes Sackett's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Kocur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws a push kick but Kocur slaps the foot to one side.
Sackett throws a push kick but Kocur slaps the foot to one side.
Kocur lands a jab to the nose.
Nolan Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sackett throws a low kick but Kocur moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Sackett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kocur doesn't seem phased though.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kocur scores with a decent looking hook.
Kocur scores with the left hand. Sackett knows he should have avoided that one.
Kocur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett 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.
Kocur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kocur misses the shot to the body.
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sackett.
Kocur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kocur throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Sackett has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kocur.
Sackett slips under a jab from Kocur.
Sackett 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.
Sackett takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Kocur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sackett.
Kocur throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sackett.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Kocur shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Kocur throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Kocur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Kocur takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Sackett.
Sackett tries to work over Kocur's front leg with a kick but Kocur checks it.
Kocur missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kocur takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A lazy left from Sackett finds it's target.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Kocur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Sackett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kocur has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett.
Sackett lands a nice looking body kick.
Kocur is breathing heavily.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sackett!
Sackett avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Sackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kocur checks it well.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett misses with a body shot
and Kocur counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
A big left from Kocur misses.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sackett lands with an overhand left.
Donk. Sackett catches Kocur right on the button with a cross.
Kocur avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and Kocur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Sackett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kocur holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sackett - that landed with a thud.
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 Nolan Sackett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good exchange - Kocur coming out on top.
Kocur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
Kocur throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kocur's calf.
Kocur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sackett 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Sackett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sackett lands a really nice looking cross but Kocur seems unphased.
Kocur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kocur throws a sloppy body shot
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Kocur. Beautiful body shot.
Kocur throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett misses with a left hand
and Kocur counters with a left to the body.
Kocur lands a jab to the nose.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kocur digs a good hook to Sackett's body.
Kocur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kocur. That did some damage!
Kocur misses with a straight right.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Kocur cracks a nice hook into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Kocur sees coming a mile off.
Kocur throws a leg kick but Sackett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped Kocur's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kocur blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Sackett cracks Kocur with a good jab.
Sackett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kocur swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Kocur has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sackett.
Sackett scores with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sackett - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kocur. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back 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?
Kocur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Kocur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a front kick that sends Kocur stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Kocur moves out of range easily.
Kocur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
Kocur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sackett throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Kocur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kocur swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett walks into a stiff left hand from Kocur.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Kocur.
Sackett moves out of range as Kocur strikes.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kocur's sensitive parts.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kocur in his tracks.
Kocur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett checks a low kick from Kocur.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kocur.
Sackett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Sackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Kocur scores with a push kick.
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Joey Kocur just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kocur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
Kocur looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donk. Kocur catches Sackett right on the button with a cross.
Kocur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kocur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur lands the left hand.
Sackett looks to land a combination. Kocur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Kocur saw that one coming.
Sackett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a double jab.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good exchange - Kocur coming out on top.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Kocur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
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?
Jab from Kocur.
Kocur tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kocur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocur.
Sackett throwing a counter right hand but Kocur manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett throws a lazy body kick
and Kocur counters with a solid body kick.
Kocur just misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur swinging wildly here.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps Kocur's head back.
Sackett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Kocur saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett throws a shot to the body.
Kocur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sackett connects with a high kick.
Kocur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Kocur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Kocur.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Kocur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kocur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kocur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kocur lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Kocur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Kocur saw that one coming.
Kocur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Jab, jab by Kocur - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kocur misses the jab.
And Sackett counters with a quick kick to the body but Kocur blocks it.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Kocur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Sackett cracks the inside of Kocur's front leg.
Kocur lands a nice shot to the body.
You can see that Kocur has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kocur throws a lazy uppercut
and Sackett counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Kocur avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Sackett had his way with Joey Kocur in 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! This is the final round!
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Sackett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Kocur sees coming a mile off.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Kocur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett motions for Kocur to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett backing away here, and Kocur unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Kocur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kocur throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kocur lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick.
Kocur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kocur. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett looks to land a combination but Kocur avoids it well.
Kocur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sackett feints and then cracks Kocur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kocur down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kocur scores with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kocur blocks the low kick.
Kocur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Kocur moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Kocur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kocur avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
Sackett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sackett scores with a hook to the body. Kocur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sackett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joey Kocur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Kocur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kocur cracks Sackett with an open hand slap.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kocur looks to land a combination but Sackett avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Kocur takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Kocur.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kocur is able to avoid easily.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Kocur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kocur looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kocur slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kocur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Kocur is just out of range.
Kocur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kocur on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kocur misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur lands a nice hook to Sackett's body. Sackett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sackett throws a low kick but Kocur avoids it.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kocur scores with a jab.
Kocur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
A jab from Kocur misses.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Kocur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Kocur tenderised Sackett's leg. Sackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kocur looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Kocur's leg but Kocur calmly moves out of range.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Nolan Sackett.
I think Sackett 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 50:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Sackett!
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