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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Graig Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Graig Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emilio Aguinaldo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguinaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aguinaldo forces Cooke back against the cage and clinches.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aguinaldo looks to land a combination but Cooke avoids it well.
Cooke gets the takedown into side control.
Cooke scoring with punches from side control.
Cooke decides to stand back up.
Cooke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke is working Aguinaldo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Aguinaldo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Aguinaldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cooke decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Aguinaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aguinaldo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Aguinaldo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cooke is controlling him well.
Cooke working the head and body with strikes.
Aguinaldo throws Cooke to one side and escapes!
Aguinaldo is looking to clinch.
Aguinaldo tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aguinaldo has Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Aguinaldo has had enough of the clinch but Cooke keeps him there for the moment.
Cooke prevents Aguinaldo from breaking the clinch.
Aguinaldo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Cooke.
Aguinaldo is trying to force a seperation but Cooke has the dominant position.
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguinaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aguinaldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aguinaldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cooke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aguinaldo clinches.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cooke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Aguinaldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Cooke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Aguinaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooke is looking to counter the offense by Aguinaldo and move into the clinch.
Cooke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Aguinaldo quickly recovers to half guard.
Cooke lands strikes from half guard.
Cooke seems to be working for a kimura but Aguinaldo defends the submission attempt.
Cooke seems to be working for a kimura but Aguinaldo defends the submission attempt.
Cooke prevents Aguinaldo from standing back up.
Cooke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cooke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cooke is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke slips a nice elbow through Aguinaldo's hands, connecting with Aguinaldo's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cooke working Aguinaldo over with strikes.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Aguinaldo is trying to stand.
Cooke is looking for a kimura but Aguinaldo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cooke to get the leverage.
Cooke in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Aguinaldo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cooke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Graig Cooke!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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