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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Gaston (ranked 4458 p4p, 546 weight class) and Daniel Coker (ranked 3568 p4p, 460 weight class). Gaston comes to the ring accompanied by You Can Do It. Coker has chosen Europe - The Final Countdown as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Coker!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker shoots in and gets a takedown into Gaston's guard.
Coker passes Gaston's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Coker is looking to take a break and control but Gaston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Coker is working away from the top position though.
Gaston desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker is keen to just control but Gaston is a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gaston is holding on to half guard well.
Gaston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gaston taking some punishment here, with Coker in his half guard.
Coker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coker is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gaston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coker's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston keeps control of the position as Coker tries to break free.
Gaston patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gaston has good solid back control here.
Coker wants to escape the position.
Coker is still trying to improve position.
Coker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gaston keeps control of the position easily here as Coker tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston keeps control of the position as Coker tries to break free.
Coker is trying to stand back up.
Coker rolls, trying to escape but Gaston keeps control of the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A lull in the action here.
Gaston is looking for the choke from the back position but Coker is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker can't escape the position.
Gaston keeps control of the position easily here as Coker tries to buck him off.
Gaston keeps control of the position as Coker tries to break free.
Coker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaston is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gaston is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Coker rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Coker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gaston content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gaston is keen to just control but Coker is a slippery customer.
Coker is trying to maintain the position but Gaston is very close to passing his half guard.
Gaston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Coker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gaston prevents Coker from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gaston tries to land a body kick
and Coker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gaston is trying to maintain the position but Coker is very close to passing his half guard.
Coker is looking to take a break and control but Gaston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coker wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Gaston uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Coker wants to stand but Gaston has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Coker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaston is keeping the position for now.
Gaston looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Coker has picked Gaston up and slammed him! Gaston can't keep hold of the triangle and Coker manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on Gaston's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coker decides to stand back up.
Coker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Coker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gaston knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Coker stalling away here and it's allowed Gaston to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gaston is adopting a defensive guard.
Coker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coker scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Coker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Coker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaston can pounce on him.
Gaston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gaston scores with a shot to the body.
Gaston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Coker prevents a body shot from Gaston.
Coker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gaston wants to control but Coker is keeping busy.
Coker is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaston trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gaston might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gaston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coker's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gaston's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gaston is really struggling to control Coker but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gaston biding his time, controlling Coker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston not allowing Coker to control his hands.
Coker is keeping busy.
Coker is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gaston's arms.
Coker is in bad spot here.
Gaston is looking to control Coker but Coker is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gaston trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Coker doesn't escape.
Coker is trying to stand back up.
I would not like to be Coker right now.
Gaston is looking to control Coker but Coker is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Coker tries to roll but Gaston sticks to his back.
Gaston is not going to allow Coker to sit and survive in this position.
Daniel Coker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coker defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gaston has the hooks in. Coker is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Coker wants to get back to his feet.
Gaston is hanging on to Coker's back as he tries to escape.
What can Coker do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Coker defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Coker is trying to break free.
Coker trying to get back to his feet but Gaston is in full control for now.
Coker preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gaston.
Gaston is persistently looking for the submission but Coker is defending it well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Coker tries to roll but Gaston sticks to his back.
Gaston controls the position.
Coker trying to control but not successfully.
Gaston just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Roy Gaston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Coker wants to escape the position.
What can Coker do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Gaston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coker can do to turn this around?
Coker wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gaston trying to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Gaston showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Roy Gaston!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Roy Gaston!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Roy Gaston!
Roy Gaston wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Roy Gaston made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pit Bull Development and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Daniel Coker spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll just like to thank BFF for giving me the chance to perform here tonight. I'll be back.'.
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hype
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FIGHT
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