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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Kelly (ranked 179 p4p, 28 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 654 p4p, 105 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
29 - 7 - 1 |
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183 cm
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220 lbs
33 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
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.
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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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