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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Koko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Dake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dake has chosen Till i Collapse-eminem as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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183 cm
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200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
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193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxwell Koko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Dake! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Koko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dake as he avoids it easily. Dake looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Koko stuffs the takedown. Koko tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dake manages to circle out of the way. Koko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Koko is looking to stand up but Dake won't let him. Koko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Koko trying to control the position from guard on top but Dake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Koko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dake is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koko is defended easily by Dake. Koko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dake swivels and escapes. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Koko. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dake with a poor takedown and Koko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Koko doesn't manage to clinch there - Dake circles away.
A little jabbing left from Dake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Dake avoids the head kick by Koko.
Koko tries to clinch but Dake is having none of it. Koko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dake swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Koko doesn't manage to clinch there - Dake circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Koko. No joy for Dake on that attempt. Koko is looking to counter the offense by Dake and move into the clinch. Koko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dake swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kyle Dake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Koko shoots in looking for a takedown. Dake tries to sprawl out of it but Koko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Dake defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koko. Koko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Dake shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Koko napping and manages to drive through into side control! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Koko can't do much from the bottom here. Koko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dake wants to control but Koko is keeping him busy. Koko gets full guard. Koko looking for a triangle here. Dake is fighting it but it looks tight! Koko pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Dake is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Maxwell Koko!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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