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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakitu Michichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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200 cm
26
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakitu Michichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sanji Cook!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook tries to keep at a distance but Michichi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Michichi avoiding damage as Cook throws knees to the body.
Cook lands a nice knee to the body.
Cook landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cook is stalling here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook landing knees to the body.
Michichi is breathing heavily.
Cook scores a nice knee to the body.
Cook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cook lands an elbow inside.
Cook scores a nice knee to the body.
Michichi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cook pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cook scores with a hook to the body.
Cook digs a right hand underneath Michichi's ribcage. Michichi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cook landing knees to the body.
Cook manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook is leaning against Michichi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cook scores a nice knee to the body.
Cook landing knees to the head.
Cook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michichi backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Cook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook lands a nice knee to the body.
Cook putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michichi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cook lands a body punch.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cook lands a nice elbow.
Cook landing knees to the head.
Cook is leaning against Michichi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Cook.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section. Michichi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cook landing knees to the body.
Cook working Michichi over with knees to the body.
Cook scores a nice knee to the body.
Cook stalling.
Cook is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cook holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cook lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Michichi or not.
Cook lands an elbow inside that Michichi shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cook scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nakitu Michichi has been cut.
Cook working Michichi over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cook.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cook.
Knees to the body from Cook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cook lands a good knee to the midsection. Michichi won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Cook.
Michichi takes an elbow to the temple.
Cook stalls.
Cook landing knees to the head.
A short left from Cook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cook - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cook.
Cook is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cook is working Michichi over against the cage.
Cook connects with a nasty looking knee right to Michichi's face.
Cook is stalling here.
Cook lands an elbow just above Michichi 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michichi backwards.
Michichi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cook just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cook utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanji Cook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nakitu Michichi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cook scores with a hook to the body. Michichi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cook connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Michichi momentarily.
Michichi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cook as he jumps to the side.
Cook closes the distance and pushes Michichi back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cook.
Cook lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook slowing the pace effectively.
Cook stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cook working Michichi over with knees to the body.
Cook lands a good knee to the midsection. Michichi won't want to take too many of those.
A short left from Cook.
A body shot lands from Cook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cook.
Knees to the body from Cook.
Cook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cook lands a nice elbow.
Cook lands an elbow just above Michichi 's eye.
Cook lands a nice elbow.
Cook creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michichi's defenses.
Cook scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michichi takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanji Cook seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cook lands a nice knee to the body.
Cook scores with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Cook.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cook creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cook lands an elbow just above Michichi 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cook using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cook lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cook working Michichi over with knees to the body.
Cook gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Michichi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Michichi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cook stalls.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cook.
A knee to the head by Cook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cook as the two fighters clinch.
Cook working Michichi over with knees to the body.
Cook holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cook working Michichi over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michichi letting Cook take a breather here.
Michichi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Cook - that landed with a thud.
Cook works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cook is working Michichi over against the cage.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section. Michichi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook digs a right hand underneath Michichi's ribcage. Michichi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cook lands a knee to the body.
Cook stalling against the cage.
Michichi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cook smiles and moves away.
Cook moves into the clinch.
Cook lands a good knee to the midsection. Michichi won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michichi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cook landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanji Cook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nakitu Michichi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Michichi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Michichi gets tackled into the cage by Cook. Cook maintains the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cook.
Cook landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cook lands a damaging elbow.
Cook connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook digs a right hand underneath Michichi's ribcage. Michichi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Cook scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cook lands a shoulder strike.
Cook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cook misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michichi blocks a body shot from Cook.
Michichi jumps guard but Cook stands there with Michichi around his waist. Michichi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Cook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michichi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Cook - that landed with a thud.
Stalling in the clinch from Cook.
Cook scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Cook as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cook.
Cook landing knees to the head.
Cook lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Cook.
Cook has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cook.
Cook pushes Michichi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cook lands a nice elbow.
Michichi is rocked!
Cook lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cook.
Oh Michichi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cook scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Cook - that landed with a thud.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section. Michichi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cook lands a nice uppercut.
Cook controlling the action here for a moment.
Michichi seems to have got his legs back now.
Cook lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cook working Michichi over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cook.
Cook landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Michichi looking for a takedown.
Michichi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cook pushes Michichi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cook content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cook lands a body punch.
Cook unloads a knee to the mid-section. Michichi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Cook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cook lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cook gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cook lands a good knee to the midsection. Michichi won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook lands a good knee to the midsection. Michichi won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Cook.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cook.
Cook using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cook working Michichi over with knees to the body.
Cook putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michichi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cook.
Cook lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cook landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook lands an elbow that stopped Michichi in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cook.
Nakitu Michichi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanji Cook is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cook landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sanji Cook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cook 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanji Cook!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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