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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 1602 p4p, 231 weight class) and Steve The Smiling Assassin (ranked 1428 p4p, 199 weight class). 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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220 lbs
30 - 15 - 1 |
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215 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve The Smiling Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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