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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fanta Coco (ranked 1275 p4p, 35 weight class) and Aki Hiko (ranked 2114 p4p, 87 weight class). Aki Hiko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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277 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Hiko!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hiko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Coco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hiko on the side of the head.
It looks like Aki Hiko has been cut.
Coco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiko.
Hiko just misses with a punch to the body.
Coco half committed to a counter leg kick.
Coco wants to clinch.
Coco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Coco misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hiko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hiko misses with a wild body shot.
Coco avoids the head kick by Hiko.
Hiko connects with a right hand. Coco shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco misses with a straight right.
Hiko lands with an overhand left.
Coco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hiko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coco manages to avoid it.
Coco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coco moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coco.
Hiko keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coco momentarily.
Hiko lands with an uppercut that bounces Coco off the cage and back into range.
Coco forces Hiko back against the cage and clinches.
Coco is trying to stall.
Hiko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hiko gets through Coco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coco gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hiko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiko is pushing Coco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hiko slows down the pace here.
Hiko continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Hiko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coco has him pressed against the cage.
Hiko throws a punch but it's blocked by Coco.
Coco trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coco obliges.
Hiko has Coco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Coco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Coco looking to throw knees to the head but Hiko is blocking nicely.
Coco lands with a right to the head.
Coco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hiko.
Hiko looks winded!
Hiko can't find room to land a body shot as Coco controls the action.
Hiko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fanta Coco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aki Hiko.
Coco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hiko avoiding damage as Coco throws knees to the body.
Coco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Coco.
Coco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coco works on Hiko's body with a couple of short punches.
Coco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hiko.
Coco lands a shoulder strike.
Hiko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Coco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hiko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Coco taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Coco is working Hiko over against the cage.
Coco lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Coco.
Coco lands a shoulder strike.
Coco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hiko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco lands a nice uppercut.
Coco lands with a light punch inside.
Coco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hiko backwards.
Hiko avoiding damage as Coco throws knees to the body.
Coco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Coco.
Coco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hiko backwards.
A knee to the head by Coco.
Hiko is rocked!
Coco working Hiko over with knees to the body.
Coco digs a right hand underneath Hiko's ribcage. Hiko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Coco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coco connects with a knee to the head.
Hiko is still on wobbly legs! Can Coco finish him?
Coco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coco.
Coco working the clinch nicely. Hiko is working for position but Coco cracks him with a big knee to the head! Hiko crumples up against the cage and Coco lands two more shots before the ref can save Hiko! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Fanta Coco!
Fanta Coco seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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