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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cecil Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hikaru Kawagishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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177 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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178 cm
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162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cecil Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hikaru Kawagishi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawagishi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kawagishi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kawagishi keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooke shoots in and gets a takedown into Kawagishi's guard.
Cooke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cooke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kawagishi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cooke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kawagishi tries to clinch up
and Cooke counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kawagishi!
Cooke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kawagishi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cooke goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kawagishi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cooke's guard! Nice work there by Kawagishi!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kawagishi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cooke has his foot on Kawagishi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kawagishi works his way back into a safe position though.
Cooke working for a triangle but Kawagishi defends it easily.
Kawagishi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kawagishi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cooke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kawagishi has managed to get both his arms back between Cooke's legs - danger averted.
Kawagishi trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke trying to strike off his back.
Kawagishi is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawagishi wants to control from the top but Cooke keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cooke is controlling Kawagishi's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cooke is looking to clinch.
Cooke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kawagishi sprawls well initially but Cooke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Cooke there.
Kawagishi trying to control but Cooke postures up.
Cooke seems to be looking for submissions.
Cooke is looking for a kimura here.
Kawagishi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cecil Cooke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kawagishi tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cooke is working for a submission of some sort.
Cooke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawagishi is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawagishi is breathing heavily.
Kawagishi tries to kick Cooke off but Cooke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cooke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kawagishi sees it coming and defends easily.
Kawagishi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cooke.
Cecil Cooke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cooke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kawagishi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cooke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cooke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kawagishi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cooke wants to work for an arm triangle but Kawagishi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kawagishi trying to control here.
Cooke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawagishi moves away.
Kawagishi rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawagishi has had enough of the clinch but Cooke keeps him there for the moment.
Cooke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kawagishi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cooke tightens his grip and picks Kawagishi up, before dumping him to the ground. Kawagishi manages to land in guard.
We've been informed that Kawagishi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kawagishi is on top in guard.
Kawagishi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooke trying to control the position.
Kawagishi controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawagishi slips nicely into half guard.
Kawagishi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kawagishi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooke is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cecil Cooke dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cooke throws a good cross that connects.
Kawagishi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooke attempts a counter takedown but Kawagishi avoids it well and moves away.
Kawagishi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawagishi tries to clinch up.
Cooke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kawagishi sprawls and moves away.
Kawagishi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cooke showed some decent athleticism there.
Cooke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kawagishi defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kawagishi pushes Cooke off looking to stand but Cooke dives back in and keeps control.
Cooke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cooke is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kawagishi trying to control from the bottom.
Cooke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kawagishi wants to control but Cooke is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawagishi wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cooke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kawagishi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cooke somewhat.
Kawagishi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.
Cooke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kawagishi's waist but Kawagishi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cooke off to one side.
Kawagishi tries to counter with a clinch but Cooke shakes him off and moves away.
Kawagishi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cecil Cooke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hikaru Kawagishi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kawagishi darts in and clinches Cooke up against the cage.
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kawagishi was covering up waiting for the punch and Cooke finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cooke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawagishi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hikaru Kawagishi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cecil Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kawagishi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cooke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cecil Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cecil Cooke!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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