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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kocur comes to the cage accompanied by This Fire Burns - Killswitch Engage. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kocur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kocur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kocur cracks Rubin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Rubin.
Rubin clinches up with Kocur and pushes him back against the cage.
Kocur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rubin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rubin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubin throws a head punch that misses.
Rubin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kocur.
Rubin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rubin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubin lands a body punch.
Rubin prevents a body shot from Kocur.
Kocur tries a body shot but Rubin blocks it.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubin's elbow.
Rubin stalling in the clinch.
Kocur scores with a shot to the side of Rubin's head.
Kocur pressing his opponent against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rubin 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.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rubin backwards.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Rubin.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Kocur.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Rubin avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Rubin blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rubin.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur digs a right hand underneath Rubin's ribcage. Rubin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rubin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur crunches a lovely knee into Rubin's ribcage.
Rubin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kocur is keeping busy.
Kocur makes some space for himself and 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 trying to stall but Rubin improves his position.
Rubin is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur misses with a knee to the head.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Rubin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kocur tries to work over Rubin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubin's elbow.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rubin.
Rubin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubin.
Rubin stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kocur.
Kocur blocking some punches.
Rubin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Rubin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubin has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Rubin misses with the head strike.
Rubin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Rubin managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Rubin digs a right hand underneath Kocur's ribcage. Kocur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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 tries a body shot but Rubin blocks it.
Rubin scores with a shot to the side of Kocur's head.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubin lands a shoulder strike.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubin controls his hands.
Rubin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubin.
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.
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rubin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kocur throws a jab when Rubin was well out of range.
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rubin.
Kocur misses with a looping left.
Kocur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rubin moves out of range as Kocur strikes.
Rubin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rubin moves out of range of the body kick.
Rubin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kocur in his tracks.
Rubin wants to clinch up but Kocur keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubin misses with a looping left.
Kocur throws a jab when Rubin was well out of range.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rubin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur pushes Rubin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rubin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rubin misses with the head strike.
Rubin misses with a body punch.
Joey Kocur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rubin lands a body shot.
Rubin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rubin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but Rubin blocks it.
Rubin stalling in the clinch.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubin gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Kocur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kocur misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Rubin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubin misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rubin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rubin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Rubin controls the action.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubin's elbow.
A short right from Rubin.
Kocur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubin gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Rubin.
Kocur misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubin.
Rubin can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur lands a shot to the body.
Kocur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kocur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kocur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kocur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rubin backwards.
Rubin blocking some punches.
Rubin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur taking a breather.
Rubin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kocur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kocur lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rubin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rubin as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rubin misses with the head strike.
Rubin lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rubin is stalling here.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Rubin.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubin.
Rubin lands a body shot.
Rubin works on Kocur's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rubin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rubin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rubin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rubin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kocur misses with some punches.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kocur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Kocur there.
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.
Rubin throws out a counter right but Kocur avoids it with no problem.
Rubin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rubin stuns Kocur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rubin. Those never looked like landing.
Kocur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rubin.
Kocur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rubin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubin. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Kocur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kocur tries to clinch but Rubin is having none of it.
Kocur has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rubin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Timur Rubin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur tries to clinch up but Rubin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kocur lands a jab to Rubin's midsection.
Rubin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kocur.
Rubin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some bone on bone action there as Kocur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Kocur was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rubin.
Rubin misses with a shot to the body
and Kocur counters with a nice leg kick.
Kocur throws a looping overhand right but Rubin ducks down to avoid it.
Kocur throws a right hand that Rubin ducks under and follows up with a left that Rubin also avoids with ease.
Rubin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kocur.
Rubin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kocur rushes Rubin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kocur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kocur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rubin or not.
Timur Rubin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Rubin.
Rubin 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 blocks a body shot from Rubin.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Rubin.
Rubin misses with some punches.
Rubin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Rubin is stalling here.
Rubin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rubin is working Kocur over against the cage.
Rubin effectively controlling the action here.
Rubin takes a shot to the head.
Rubin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rubin fails to land.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
Rubin lands a hook that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Rubin cracks Kocur with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Rubin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rubin.
Rubin misses with the head strike.
Rubin working aggressively here.
Rubin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubin working aggressively here.
Kocur presses Rubin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kocur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rubin working aggressively here.
Rubin lands a nice uppercut.
Rubin blocking some punches.
Rubin controlling the action here for a moment.
Rubin lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Rubin avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Kocur tries a body shot but Rubin blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Rubin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rubin.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Rubin avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Rubin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rubin is keeping busy.
Rubin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rubin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur gets through Rubin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kocur is looking to control Rubin's arms but Rubin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kocur has his back to the cage.
Rubin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubin blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Rubin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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