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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Big Pun - Brave in The Heart. Kocur comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This Fire Burns - Killswitch Engage kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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183 cm
26
220 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kocur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Escobar.
Escobar throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Escobar feints and then cracks Kocur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kocur down.
Kocur throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Kocur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Kocur misses with an uppercut.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Kocur counters with a right hand to the body.
Escobar takes a swing at Kocur's ribcage but misses.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Kocur follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Donk. Kocur catches Escobar right on the button with a cross.
Kocur lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kocur dips to his left and cracks Escobar with an uppercut!
Kocur misses with a body kick.
Escobar throws an off balance right hand
and Kocur counters with a left to the body.
Kocur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
Kocur slips a straight right by Escobar.
Kocur counters with a body kick.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kocur! But no joy.
Escobar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur tries to work over Escobar's front leg with a kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Kocur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur scores with a jab to the head.
Escobar lands with a straight right. Kocur didn't see that one coming.
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.
Escobar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.
Kocur lands with a nice body punch.
Kocur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kocur's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kocur scrambles back to his feet.
Kocur pushes Escobar up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
A nice left hand lands by Kocur.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur misses with a knee strike.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kocur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Escobar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Kocur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escobar blocks it with crossed arms.
Kocur misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Kocur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Kocur back against the cage.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Kocur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar pushes Kocur back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
Kocur lands a nice shot to the body.
Kocur lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kocur has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
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!
Escobar pushes Kocur up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Kocur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Kocur controls the action.
Kocur struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Kocur controls his hands.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but Escobar blocks it.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Escobar managing to block the knees to the body from Kocur.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Kocur lands a good knee to the midsection. Escobar won't want to take too many of those.
Kocur scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
A short uppercut from Kocur.
Kocur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
Kocur lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Escobar to his knees! Kocur keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Kocur!
A relieved looking Joey Kocur thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Pablo Escobar was interviewed post fight and said 'Stay classy!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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