{"id":177773,"date":"2018-05-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/177773\/hard-work-and-determination-pay-off-for-coxen\/"},"modified":"2018-05-08T15:30:07","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T13:30:07","slug":"hard-work-and-determination-pay-off-for-coxen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/05\/09\/hard-work-and-determination-pay-off-for-coxen\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder, lightning and a knock-out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pietie \u2018Thunder\u2019 Coxen, an Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) fighter from Elsburg, promised to bring the thunder and the lightning to the EFC 68 hexagon, and that is exactly what he did.<\/p>\n<p>Coxen faced HP van Staden in a welterweight fight which he won by technical knock out (TKO) three minutes and five seconds into the first round.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The GCN caught-up with Coxen after the fight, which was held at Carnival City last Saturday, to get a blow-by-blow account of the night\u2019s action.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/176946\/second-time-the-charm-for-coxen\/\" target=\"_blank\">Second time the charm for Coxen<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cI entered the ring focused, hungry to fight and determined to win,\u201d he said.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Though Coxen came out on top, it was van Staden who opened the fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe tried to confuse me with some stand-up,\u201d Coxen explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I tagged him with a left-hand jab he shot for the takedown and got me against the cage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was able to defend myself against the takedown and when van Staden left himself open I jabbed with my knee. However, he was able to grab my leg and get me onto the canvas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coxen complimented van Staden on his controlled top game and wrestling base.<\/p>\n<p>He credited his corner, including coach Ferid Basson from Junkyard MMA, who shouted instructions throughout the bout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListening closely to the instructions from my corner I was able to reverse the situation and get on top,\u201d explained Coxen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, he got me in a pretty tight armbar which I was able to defend against and when I was on top I brought the thunder and the lightning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard the referee tell van Staden that he needed to defend himself but I just kept focused on hitting as hard and as fast as I could,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The referee then jumped in and stopped the fight declaring Coxen the winner by TKO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so thrilled to have won and am super excited for the next fight,\u201d said Coxen.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173706\/feel-the-thunder-as-pietie-coxen-takes-to-the-efc-67-hexagon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Feel the \u2018Thunder\u2019 as Pietie Coxen takes to the EFC 67 hexagon<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>As in his fight against Gunther \u2018The Beast\u2019 Kalunda, Coxen suffered no injuries and plans to take just one week off before getting back into training for his next session in the EFC hexagon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am aiming to fight in EFC 71 on June 23 at Carnival City,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>More details on the event and the bouts will be announced soon and Coxen encourages everyone to follow EFC on Facebook for details.<\/p>\n<p>Coxen thanked EFC for giving him the opportunity to fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig thanks go to my coaching team, my sponsors Manpower Services, Fit Extreme Gym, Xtreme Crime Solution, Revive Wellness Spa and BP Lambton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you guys, without you none of this would be possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure 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