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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 21428 p4p, 576 weight class) and Akeen Coker (ranked 3514 p4p, 364 weight class). McCraken comes to the cage accompanied by Bulgine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCraken moves away.
Coker connects with a body shot.
McCraken throws the left hand but Coker avoids the punch easily.
Coker misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from McCraken on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCraken definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akeen Coker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCraken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Coker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCraken avoids the body shot from Coker.
McCraken misses with a looping left.
McCraken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coker misses the shot to the body.
McCraken avoids the body shot from Coker.
McCraken lands with a nice body punch.
McCraken pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Coker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Coker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Coker has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A lazy left from Coker finds it's target.
McCraken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCraken throws out a leg kick but Coker moves out of range and McCraken only half commits.
Coker connects with a body shot.
Coker throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken scores with a hook.
McCraken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCraken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCraken takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McCraken misses with a leg kick.
McCraken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McCraken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coker.
Coker connects with a leg kick. McCraken looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Coker misses with a low kick.
McCraken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCraken moves out of range as Coker strikes.
McCraken walks forward, straight into a front kick from Coker.
Coker throws a body kick that misses.
McCraken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coker's calf.
McCraken lands with a hook. Coker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCraken misses with a hook. Coker ducked under it nicely.
McCraken walks into a left hand.
Coker slips a straight right by McCraken.
Coker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCraken rather than just go for the knockout.
Coker connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from McCraken.
McCraken takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Coker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCraken is looking to score with low kicks.
McCraken scores with a body shot.
McCraken throws a looping overhand right but Coker ducks down to avoid it.
Coker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCraken.
A jab from McCraken finds it's way through Coker's defenses.
A big right from Coker misses.
McCraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coker moves away.
McCraken throws an overhand right that lands on Coker's shoulder, as Coker tries to avoid the shot.
Coker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McCraken's calf.
Coker scores with a jab to the head.
Coker lands a leg kick that knocks McCraken off balance momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by McCraken!
Coker moves out of range of the body kick from McCraken.
Coker slips under a jab from McCraken.
McCraken throws the kick towards the body but Coker avoids it.
Coker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken is looking to clinch.
Coker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McCraken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McCraken lands a body shot.
McCraken takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McCraken misses with a hook.
Coker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCraken with a body shot.
Coker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Coker.
McCraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coker was well out of range. Poor timing from McCraken.
Coker looks to land a left hand but McCraken moved out of range nicely.
Coker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coker.
A shot to the liver by Coker. Beautiful body shot.
McCraken is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Coker.
Some bone on bone action there as McCraken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Coker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coker moves out of range as McCraken strikes.
McCraken throws a push kick but Coker slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken misses with a body shot.
Coker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coker lands a nice hook to McCraken's body. McCraken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCraken with a body shot.
McCraken throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Coker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Coker.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slapping leg kick lands for Coker.
McCraken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCraken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McCraken ducks under a wild hook from Coker.
Jab from Coker.
McCraken avoids the body shot from Coker.
McCraken is looking to counter punch.
McCraken misses with a looping right.
McCraken clinches up with Coker and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCraken lands a nice uppercut.
Coker has a couple of punches blocked by McCraken.
Coker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCraken misses with a body shot.
Coker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCraken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akeen Coker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice cross by Coker.
Coker misses with a looping left.
McCraken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coker checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Coker.
Coker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCraken. That did some damage!
Coker misses with a low kick.
Coker walks into a stiff left hand from McCraken.
Nice defenses there by McCraken.
Coker throws a chopping leg kick but McCraken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCraken just misses with a punch to the body.
McCraken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Coker defending well as McCraken loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from McCraken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker thows a leg kick but McCraken checks it
and McCraken counters with an inside leg kick.
McCraken moves out of range as Coker strikes.
Coker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from McCraken on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Coker loads up on a big right hand but McCraken slips the punch.
McCraken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McCraken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coker.
McCraken is looking to counter punch.
Coker slips under a jab.
Coker tries to land a leg kick but McCraken saw it coming and moves away.
McCraken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Coker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCraken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coker checks it well.
McCraken misses with a lunging right hand
and Coker counters with a thumping low kick.
A clash of legs there as McCraken blocks the low kick.
McCraken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCraken throws a body shot but no joy.
Coker misses with a straight left.
Jab from McCraken.
McCraken tries to close the distance and clinch but Coker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCraken on the side of the head.
Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCraken moves away.
McCraken misses with a body shot.
Coker connects with a solid leg kick.
Coker tried to score with a low kick but McCraken checks it.
Coker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of McCraken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Coker blocks the body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCraken checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCraken throws out a leg kick but Coker moves out of range and McCraken only half commits.
McCraken is looking to score with low kicks.
Coker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McCraken lands with a good body shot.
McCraken throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCraken misses with a straight left.
Coker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coker thinks about the counter body kick.
A jab lands there for Coker.
McCraken misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coker. McCraken does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and McCraken tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coker.
Coker throws a solid leg kick but McCraken takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coker.
McCraken lands with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coker.
Coker ducks under a wild hook from McCraken.
McCraken misses with an uppercut.
McCraken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coker takes a swing at McCraken's ribcage but misses.
McCraken appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Coker misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Coker misses the target.
A head kick misses from Coker.
McCraken takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coker.
Coker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCraken misses with a punch on the inside.
Coker lands with a light punch inside.
Coker misses with a body punch.
Coker throws a head punch that misses.
McCraken has a couple of punches blocked by Coker.
Coker cracks McCraken with a nice body shot.
Coker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coker cracks McCraken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCraken looks to throw the jab but Coker is out of range.
McCraken takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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 thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from McCraken misses.
McCraken misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker lands a nice shot to the body.
McCraken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but Coker is just out of range.
Coker lands a body shot.
McCraken throws a body punch but Coker moves out of range.
McCraken just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Coker.
McCraken looks to land a left hand but Coker moved out of range nicely.
McCraken throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coker lands with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for McCraken.
Coker throws a body shot but no joy.
Coker swings for the body but McCraken moves out of range.
McCraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coker.
Coker misses with a body kick.
Coker motions for McCraken to come forward. Coker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCraken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCraken scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Coker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCraken looks to land a left hand but Coker moved out of range nicely.
A big right from McCraken misses.
McCraken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coker manages to avoid it.
Coker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCraken on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coker, as that shot connected.
Coker throws a hook but McCraken blocks it.
A lazy body kick from Coker
and McCraken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Coker throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling McCraken to counter with a crisp jab.
Coker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McCraken moves out of range of the leg kick from Coker.
Coker blocks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Coker.
McCraken stuns Coker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCraken lands with a good body shot.
Akeen Coker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
McCraken connects with a leg kick. Coker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken lands a leg kick that knocks Coker off balance momentarily.
McCraken throws a wild body kick that Coker sees coming a mile off.
Coker takes one to the side of the head.
McCraken throws a shot from downtown. Coker moves away and avoids it.
McCraken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCraken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coker blocks a leg kick.
Coker lands a jab to the head.
Coker digs a good body shot into McCraken's ribs.
The fighters circling - Coker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCraken takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCraken throws a push kick but Coker slaps the foot to one side.
Coker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McCraken motions for Coker to come forward. McCraken throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coker thinks about the counter body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coker.
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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker throws an off balance right hand
and McCraken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dougal McCraken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCraken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Coker blocks a low kick nicely.
McCraken misses with a leg kick.
And Coker responds with a good body kick, but McCraken manages to step out the way in time.
Coker lands with an uppercut that bounces McCraken off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCraken. Coker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coker misses with a kick to the body.
McCraken throws a body shot but no joy.
McCraken jabs at Coker's body.
Coker misses with a leg kick.
McCraken will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Coker misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from McCraken misses the target.
A big left from McCraken misses.
McCraken misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Coker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Coker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Coker misses with a hook.
Coker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCraken throws out the jab.
McCraken scores with a sloppy right hand. Coker should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
McCraken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coker to score with a decent uppercut.
Coker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Coker as he connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Coker.
Coker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coker avoids the body shot from McCraken.
McCraken looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McCraken throws a low kick but Coker avoids it.
Coker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coker avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Coker.
A good leg kick by Coker.
Coker lands a really nice looking cross but McCraken seems unphased.
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!
McCraken connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice cross by Coker.
Coker scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coker digs a good body shot into McCraken's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Coker.
McCraken lands a nice hook to Coker's body. Coker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akeen Coker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCraken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coker connects with a nice looking jab.
McCraken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCraken. That did some damage!
McCraken misses with a looping right.
Coker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McCraken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coker can pounce on him.
McCraken swings for the body but Coker moves out of range.
Coker blocks a jab.
Coker feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Coker.
McCraken blocks a head kick by Coker.
Jab, jab by McCraken - just one landing.
McCraken throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akeen Coker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Coker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeen Coker!
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