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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyro Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyro Maia!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia throws a body punch but Coker moves out of range.
Coker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Maia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Coker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Coker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coker throws a leg kick but Maia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coker scores with a spinning back kick!
Coker ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia looks for a takedown but Coker sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Coker wants to clinch.
Maia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maia takes a step back to recover.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Maia lands a really nice looking cross but Coker seems unphased.
Maia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maia.
Maia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coker.
Maia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maia lands with a shot to the body.
Coker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maia.
Coker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker lands a body shot.
Maia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coker can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coker was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Maia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coker rather than just go for the knockout.
Coker throws a low kick but Maia moves out of range easily.
Coker lands a leg kick that knocks Maia off balance momentarily.
Coker goes for a double leg but Maia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Maia continues to drive forward.
Maia lands a jab to the nose.
Coker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maia wants to get back to full guard.
Maia keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker prevents Maia from improving his position.
Maia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maia keeps trying to improve his position.
Coker is keen to just control but Maia is a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Coker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Coker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coker forces Maia back against the cage and clinches.
Coker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Coker after a bit of a struggle.
Coker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coker stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Coker fails to land.
Coker trying to stall but Maia improves his position.
Coker misses with some punches.
Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coker digs a right hand underneath Maia's ribcage. Maia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maia lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker dominated that round.
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.
Coker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maia connects with a body shot.
Coker moves in looking to clinch but Maia pushes him off.
Coker feints and then cracks Maia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maia down.
Maia checks a leg kick nicely.
Coker connects with a body shot.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maia misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coker.
Maia just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maia can do to turn this around?
Coker throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coker doesn't manage to clinch there - Maia circles away.
Coker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick there by Coker.
Maia throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Coker misses.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coker manages to avoid it.
Maia swings widly with a right hand
and Coker counters with a leg kick.
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker throws a head kick that misses.
Coker slips a straight right by Maia.
Coker scores with a leg kick.
Maia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coker is trying to control but Maia manages to pass to mount!
Coker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coker wants to control but Maia is having none of it.
Coker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maia lands a couple of good shots and Coker has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Even with his hooks in, Maia manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker tries to escape but Maia has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Coker covering up well and avoiding damage.
Our spies down at at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy inform us that Maia has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Maia is hanging on to Coker's back as he tries to escape.
Maia has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Coker's body.
Maia is not going to allow Coker to sit and survive in this position.
Coker covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coker rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maia connects with a nice short shot to Coker's temple.
Coker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Coker is looking for a triangle but Maia pushes his legs off easily.
Maia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maia is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyro Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Coker misses.
Maia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Coker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Coker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coker can pounce on him.
Maia avoids the body shot from Coker.
Maia throws a good cross that connects.
Maia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maia is in trouble now - Coker has advanced to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker controlling from the full mount.
Coker wants to control the pace but Maia is squirming around nicely.
Coker looking to finish Maia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maia!
Coker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Coker looking to control but Maia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Coker looking to finish Maia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maia!
Coker tries to control but Maia wriggling away.
Coker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Coker landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Coker.
Maia can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Coker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Maia has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Coker's lack of action.
Maia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Coker looking to pass the guard.
Coker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker stopping the sweep attempt from Maia.
Coker postures up and lands a big shot to Maia's brow.
Maia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coker is one step ahead there.
Maia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coker throwing strikes from guard but Maia blocks nicely.
Maia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akeen Coker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeen Coker!
A very excited looking Akeen Coker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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