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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bruyne's choice of entrance music: Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 5 - 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
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruyne avoids the head kick by Coker.
Bruyne moves out of range as Coker throws a body kick.
Bruyne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bruyne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bruyne's coach down at K.O.N.Y. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bruyne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Coker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bruyne is out of range.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bruyne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Coker.
Coker tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coker.
It seemed like Bruyne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coker lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Bruyne misses.
Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coker.
Bruyne wants to land a leg kick but Coker is out of range.
Coker scoring well with a low kick there.
Coker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coker scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker throws a leg kick but Bruyne moved away.
Coker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruyne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Bruyne.
Coker throws a big shot that misses.
Bruyne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bruyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coker is looking to counter with a body kick.
Coker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coker tries to land a leg kick but Bruyne saw it coming and moves away.
Coker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Bruyne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A slow jab from Coker misses its intended target.
Bruyne thinks about the counter body kick.
A slow jab from Coker misses its intended target.
Bruyne tries a quick counter leg kick but Coker is wise to it.
An inside leg kick from Coker misses.
Coker throws a solid leg kick but Bruyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coker.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
Coker misses with a head kick.
Coker throws an overhand right that lands on Bruyne's shoulder, as Bruyne tries to avoid the shot.
Coker throws a head kick but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bruyne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker wants to land a leg kick but Bruyne is out of range.
Bruyne connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruyne scores with the left hand. Coker knows he should have avoided that one.
Akeen Coker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruyne.
Coker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruyne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bruyne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Coker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bruyne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bruyne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coker throws out the jab.
Bruyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coker defending well as Bruyne loads up on a big left hand.
Coker appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Coker misses with a low kick.
Coker checks a leg kick.
Bruyne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Coker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bruyne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bruyne.
Bruyne checks a low kick from Coker.
Coker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bruyne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coker's hands.
Coker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Coker misses the shot to the body.
Coker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid body kick from Coker.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruyne, right into the meat.
A lazy left from Coker finds it's target.
Coker jabs Bruyne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coker lands an overhand right.
Bruyne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coker on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coker misses the shot to the body.
Bruyne slips under a jab.
Bruyne thinks about the counter body kick.
Bruyne connects with a body shot that sends Coker's belly button to the back.
Bruyne cracks Coker with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker scores with a sloppy right hand. Bruyne should have avoided that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bruyne.
Bruyne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coker throws a leg kick
and Bruyne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick by Coker misses
enabling Bruyne to counter with a crisp jab.
Coker throws a leg kick
and Bruyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Coker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Coker misses.
Coker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Bruyne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bruyne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Coker if he has to take too many more of those.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coker tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coker connects with a body shot that sends Bruyne's belly button to the back.
Bruyne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coker in his tracks.
Coker throws a sloppy head kick and Bruyne moves out of range easily.
Coker misses with a leg kick
and Bruyne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruyne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Coker misses the target.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Coker.
Bruyne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Akeen Coker is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruyne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Coker throws the left hand but Bruyne avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Bruyne does no damage.
Coker misses with a hook. Bruyne ducked under it nicely.
Bruyne staying out of range there.
Coker throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruyne.
Bruyne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruyne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bruyne forces Coker back against the cage and clinches.
Bruyne swings wildly with an uppercut but Coker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker scores with a shot to the side of Bruyne's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruyne.
Coker blocking some punches.
Coker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coker blocks an uppercut.
Coker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Coker.
Coker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bruyne gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Coker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruyne backwards.
Bruyne working aggressively here.
Coker breaks from the clinch.
Coker throws a looping overhand right but Bruyne ducks down to avoid it.
Bruyne moves out of range as Coker throws a body kick.
Coker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Coker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bruyne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruyne looks to land a right hand but Coker moved out of range.
Bruyne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bruyne moves out of range of the leg kick from Coker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Coker blocks the low kick.
Coker throws a leg kick
and Bruyne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruyne.
Bruyne connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Bruyne.
Coker throws an off balance right hand
and Bruyne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bruyne.
Bruyne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bruyne misses with the head strike.
Bruyne misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Coker.
Coker tries to throw a body punch but Bruyne avoids it by throwing Coker back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bruyne fails to land.
Coker has been working on his balance at White Eagle, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bruyne.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coker manages to break the clinch.
Coker throws a lazy body kick
and Bruyne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Bruyne. Beautiful body shot.
Coker throws a push kick but Bruyne slaps the foot to one side.
Coker takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Coker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruyne.
Coker lands with a nice body punch.
Bruyne connects with an inside leg kick.
Coker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Coker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coker throws out the jab.
Bruyne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bruyne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Coker throws a front kick that sends Bruyne stumbling back into the cage.
Coker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coker misses with a low kick as Bruyne jumps back.
Good work by Bruyne as he checks the leg kick.
Bruyne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruyne.
Bruyne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Coker under the eye.
Coker tries to land a leg kick but Bruyne saw it coming and moves away.
Jab from Coker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruyne checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruyne! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Bruyne finds it's target.
Coker is looking to slow Bruyne down with leg kicks.
Coker misses with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bruyne. Coker shrugs it off though.
Nice cross by Bruyne.
Coker throws a body shot but no joy.
Coker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bruyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coker.
Bruyne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bruyne punishes Coker's body with a nice straight punch.
Coker misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coker misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Coker.
Coker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but De Bruyne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruyne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Coker counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bruyne!
Coker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bruyne keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bruyne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Coker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Coker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bruyne manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bruyne not doing much here.
Bruyne trying to pass the guard but Coker defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Coker.
Bruyne scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Coker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coker looking for a sweep but Bruyne has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker is looking to improve his position but Bruyne isn't that keen on the idea.
Bruyne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coker is looking to escape.
Coker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bruyne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne cracks Coker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bruyne landing punches.
Coker wants to hold on but Bruyne pushes him away.
Bruyne lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Coker bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bruyne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coker manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bruyne is fighting to break Coker's control of his arms but Coker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
De Bruyne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bruyne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... De Bruyne!
During a confident post fight interview, De Bruyne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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