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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 778 p4p, 121 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 741 p4p, 116 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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179 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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174 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daughtrey throws a big shot that misses.
Coker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daughtrey is out of range and Coker settles back down.
Daughtrey throws a body punch but Coker moves out of range.
Coker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daughtrey.
Coker is looking to land body kicks.
Daughtrey throws a nice looking combination but Coker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coker's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Coker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Coker scores with a spinning back kick!
Daughtrey misses with a wild body shot.
Coker tries a quick counter leg kick but Daughtrey is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daughtrey. Coker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Daughtrey misses.
Daughtrey throws a body punch but Coker moves out of range.
Coker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coker misses with a low kick.
Coker connects with a leg kick. Daughtrey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daughtrey.
Coker tries a quick counter leg kick but Daughtrey is wise to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coker throws a leg kick that misses.
Daughtrey scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coker closes the distance and pushes Daughtrey back into the cage.
Daughtrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daughtrey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Coker.
Coker struggles to land a body shot inside as Daughtrey controls his hands.
Daughtrey blocking some punches.
Daughtrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Coker as the two fighters clinch.
Coker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daughtreys head.
Coker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Coker tries to work over Daughtrey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daughtrey lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coker lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker tries a body shot but Daughtrey blocks it.
Coker lands a body punch.
Coker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Akeen Coker has been cut.
Daughtrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coker swings wildly with an uppercut but Daughtrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coker tries to throw a body punch but Daughtrey avoids it by throwing Coker back against the cage.
Coker has a couple of punches blocked by Daughtrey.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Coker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker swings wildly with an uppercut but Daughtrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Daughtrey scores with a shot to the side of Coker's head.
Coker throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daughtrey throws an elbow but misses.
Daughtrey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Coker.
Daughtrey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coker lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daughtrey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Daughtrey blocks an uppercut.
Daughtrey prevents a body shot from Coker.
Daughtrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Coker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey takes a shot to the head.
Coker is trying to pull guard but Daughtrey has him pressed against the cage.
Coker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Coker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coker is trying to pull guard but Daughtrey has him pressed against the cage.
Kevin Daughtrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akeen Coker.
Coker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coker has a couple of punches blocked by Daughtrey.
Coker blocking some punches.
Coker tries a body shot but Daughtrey blocks it.
Coker cracks Daughtrey with a nice body shot.
Daughtrey prevents a body shot from Coker.
Daughtrey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Daughtrey fails to land.
Daughtrey misses with a body punch.
Coker pulls Daughtrey into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akeen Coker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Daughtrey takes a step back to recover.
Coker gets a clinch.
Daughtrey misses with an elbow over the top.
Daughtrey misses with a knee strike.
Coker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coker jumps guard and drags Daughtrey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Daughtrey advances to half guard.
Coker is looking for a sweep. Daughtrey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coker manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Daughtrey frees his head nicely. Oh but Coker has switched to an armbar! Daughtrey is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Akeen Coker!
Akeen Coker 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
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