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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cobweb Cooter (ranked 1517 p4p, 194 weight class) and Kendo Hirigushi (ranked 764 p4p, 93 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cooter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Porch Honky. Kendo Hirigushi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendo Hirigushi! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hirigushi swings for the body but Cooter moves out of range.
Cooter appears to be looking for a big counter. Cooter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Hirigushi slips a jab and a cross from Cooter.
A left lands for Hirigushi.
It looks like Cobweb Cooter has been cut. Hirigushi misses with a straight left. Hirigushi has closed the distance and engaged Cooter in a clinch.
Hirigushi lands a left hand.
Hirigushi avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooter. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hirigushi. Hirigushi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooter backwards. Hirigushi lands a right hand. Cooter scores with an uppercut up the middle. Hirigushi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cooter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirigushi manages to avoid it. Cooter lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hirigushi misses with a hook. Cooter ducked under it nicely. Hirigushi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hirigushi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooter counters with a nice body shot. Cooter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hirigushi. Hirigushi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooter. Hirigushi throws a hook but Cooter blocks it. Cooter is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Cooter slips a jab from Hirigushi. Hirigushi throws out a loose jab but Cooter uses good head movement to avoid it. Cooter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hirigushi. Hirigushi misses with a combination
and Cooter counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Hirigushi swings and misses with a shot to the body and Cooter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Hirigushi misses with a right hand and Cooter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hirigushi throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cooter throws a jab but it's blocked by Hirigushi. Hirigushi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cooter throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Cooter looks to land a right hand but Hirigushi moved out of range. Cooter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hirigushi. Hirigushi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Hirigushi throws the left hand but Cooter avoids the punch easily. Hirigushi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooter is just out of range. A counter left hand to the body from Cooter misses its target. Nice shot by Hirigushi. Hirigushi throws a series of strikes that have Cooter backpedaling.
Cooter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A swing and a miss from Hirigushi. Hirigushi stalks Cooter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cooter's face. Cooter staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cooter moves out of range as Hirigushi strikes. Hirigushi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooter counters with a left to the body. Hirigushi throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Hirigushi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Hirigushi misses with a hook
and Cooter counters with a stiff right hand. Cooter misses the shot to the body. Hirigushi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Hirigushi scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Hirigushi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Cooter misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Hirigushi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Cooter loads up on a big right hand but Hirigushi slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hirigushi throws a hook to the side of Cooter's head but Cooter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hirigushi swings widly with a right hand
and Hirigushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hirigushi misses with a left hand and Cooter counters with a stiff right hand. Hirigushi throws a poor cross that misses
and Hirigushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hirigushi is rocked! Hirigushi misses with a right hand and Cooter counters with a big uppercut that knocks Hirigushi off his feet! Cooter dives into side control looking to finish! Hirigushi is still in real trouble! Can Cooter finish him? Cooter cracks Hirigushi with a big elbow. Cooter trying to control the position but Hirigushi is working away. Hirigushi on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Hirigushi is letting Cooter control him for a moment. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cooter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hirigushi to see if he's OK. Hirigushi is trying to improve his position. A lull in the action here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cobweb Cooter will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Cobweb Cooter's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cooter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hirigushi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Hirigushi seems to have recovered his senses. Cooter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Nice uppercut there from Hirigushi. Cooter throws a right and a left that Hirigushi avoids nicely. Nice sprawl there from Hirigushi as Cooter shoots in. Oooooh!!! Hirigushi has knocked Cooter down with a huge combo! Hirigushi steps away and waves a wobbly Cooter back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cooter is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hirigushi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooter counters with a stiff right hand. Hirigushi moves into the clinch. Hirigushi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooter's elbow. Cooter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hirigushi prevents a body shot from Cooter. Hirigushi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hirigushi tries to throw a body punch but Cooter avoids it by throwing Hirigushi back against the cage. Cooter taking a breather. Cooter throws a punch but it's blocked by Hirigushi.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hirigushi breaks the clinch.
Hirigushi misses with an uppercut. Cooter saw that one coming. Cooter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Cooter blocks a jab. Kendo Hirigushi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hirigushi is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Cooter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Hirigushi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hirigushi misses with a looping right. Cooter is looking to counter punch. Cooter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Hirigushi is looking to clinch. A slow jab from Hirigushi misses its intended target. Hirigushi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. The fighters circling - Hirigushi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hirigushi on the wrong end of a nice jab. Cooter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hirigushi misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hirigushi misses with a looping right. Hirigushi scores with a nice strike. 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! Hirigushi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hirigushi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Hirigushi lands the left hand. Hirigushi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh Cooter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hirigushi looks to clinch and Cooter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Cooter seems to have got his legs back now. Hirigushi sizes up Cooter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Cooter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kendo Hirigushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hirigushi lands a nice hook to Cooter's body. Cooter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Cooter ducks right into an uppercut from Hirigushi. Kendo Hirigushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cooter misses with a looping right. Cooter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hirigushi throws out a counter right but Cooter avoids it with no problem. Cooter avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hirigushi misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Cooter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Nice shot by Cooter. Cooter looks to throw the jab but Hirigushi is out of range. The fighters circling - Hirigushi throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cooter throws a body punch but Hirigushi moves out of range. Hirigushi looks like he wants to counter punch here. Cooter swings widly with a right hand
and Hirigushi counters with a nice uppercut. Hirigushi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooter's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cooter swings for the body but Hirigushi moves out of range.
Hirigushi misses with a two punch combination.
Cooter throwing a counter right hand but Hirigushi manages to avoid it. Hirigushi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cooter misses with a body punch
and Hirigushi counters with a lovely shot to the body. Hirigushi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hirigushi has closed the distance and engaged Cooter in a clinch.
Hirigushi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Cooter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Cooter.
Hirigushi tries to work over Cooter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hirigushi scores with a shoulder strike. Cooter is trying to maintain a safe position but Hirigushi gets an underhook and turns Cooter into the cage. Cooter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Hirigushi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Cobweb Cooter's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cooter throws a hook but Hirigushi avoids it easily. Hirigushi closes the distance and lands a one-two. Hirigushi misses with a hook. Cooter ducked under it nicely. Cooter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Hirigushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Cooter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Good standup being displayed there by Hirigushi as he connects with a hook. Cooter lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cooter throws a looping overhand right but Hirigushi ducks down to avoid it. Hirigushi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Nice cross by Hirigushi. 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! Cooter staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cooter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hirigushi. Cooter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Hirigushi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cooter under the eye. Cooter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hirigushi. Hirigushi lands with a right hand. A shot to the liver by Hirigushi. Beautiful body shot. Hirigushi with a nice cross. Cooter misses with a left hand and Hirigushi counters with a nice uppercut. Hirigushi tries to clinch up and Cooter counters with a right hand to the body. Hirigushi misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cooter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hirigushi throws a shot from downtown. Cooter moves away and avoids it. Hirigushi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cooter takes a body punch but keeps moving. Hirigushi drops his hands momentarily and Cooter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hirigushi misses with an uppercut. A big left from Hirigushi misses. Cooter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hirigushi's hands. Good exchange - Hirigushi coming out on top. Hirigushi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cooter throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Cooter swings for the body but Hirigushi moves out of range.
A lazy left from Cooter finds it's target. Hirigushi tries to clinch but Cooter moves out of range. Hirigushi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooter sees it coming and avoids it easily. A nice combination there by Hirigushi.
Cooter avoids the body shot from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi misses with a shot to the body and Cooter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Cooter moves out of range of the strikes. Cooter moves away from the strike by Hirigushi. Hirigushi misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A cross from Cooter lands. Hirigushi jabbing away but nothing is landing. Cooter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Cooter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirigushi manages to avoid it. It seemed like Hirigushi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Cooter misses with a few strikes there.
Hirigushi has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hirigushi cracks Cooter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Hirigushi misses with an uppercut. Hirigushi tries to bum rush Cooter with a series of wild strikes but Cooter uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Cooter looks to land a left hand but Hirigushi moved out of range nicely. Cooter misses with a looping right. Cooter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Cooter lands with a nice body punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Hirigushi really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Cobweb Cooter's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hirigushi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooter. Cooter cracks Hirigushi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Cooter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hirigushi. Hirigushi jabbing away but nothing is landing. Cooter is looking to counter punch. Hirigushi misses with an uppercut. Cooter saw that one coming. It looked like Cooter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hirigushi misses with a hook. Cooter ducked under it nicely. Hirigushi misses with a hook
and Cooter counters with a nice uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A slow jab from Hirigushi misses its intended target. Hirigushi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Cooter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slow jab from Cooter misses its intended target. Hirigushi misses with an uppercut. Hirigushi misses with a double jab.
It looked like Cooter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hirigushi. Hirigushi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Cooter slips a jab from Hirigushi. Hirigushi throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooter counters with a nice uppercut. Hirigushi throws a shot from downtown. Cooter moves away and avoids it. Hirigushi fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Donk. Cooter catches Hirigushi right on the button with a cross. Cooter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hirigushi is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hirigushi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hirigushi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooter staying out of range there. Hirigushi throws a right hand that misses
and Cooter counters with a nice uppercut. Hirigushi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The fighters circle momentarily. Hirigushi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Hirigushi instigates a clinch. Hirigushi misses with some punches.
Hirigushi blocks an uppercut.
Hirigushi manages to break the clinch.
Cooter lands with a straight right. Hirigushi didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cooter moves out of range of the strikes. Cooter slips a jab from Hirigushi. Hirigushi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooter was well out of range. Poor timing from Hirigushi. Hirigushi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooter on the side of the head. Hirigushi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooter. A decent looking cross lands there for Hirigushi. Hirigushi defending well as Cooter loads up on a big left hand. Hirigushi cracks Cooter with a right hand to the side of the head. Cooter misses with a straight left. Hirigushi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooter circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hirigushi lands with an overhand left. Hirigushi loads up on a big right hand but Cooter slips the punch. Cooter avoids a lazy jab quite easily. It looked like Cooter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Cooter loads up on a big right hand but Hirigushi slips the punch. Hirigushi scores with a jab. Hirigushi wants to clinch up but Cooter keeps it at a distance. A cross from Hirigushi lands. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hirigushi throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Cooter to counter with a crisp jab. Hirigushi digs a good body shot into Cooter's ribs. Hirigushi looks to land a left hand but Cooter moved out of range nicely. Cooter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Cooter misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Hirigushi dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Cobweb Cooter's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cooter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hirigushi. Hirigushi throws the left hand but Cooter avoids the punch easily. Hirigushi wants to clinch up but Cooter keeps it at a distance. Hirigushi swings for the body but Cooter moves out of range.
Hirigushi moves out of range of the strikes. Hirigushi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hirigushi throws a series of punches but Cooter avoids them all with ease. Cooter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hirigushi. An attempted straight right counter from Cooter misses the target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hirigushi throws a right hand that misses
and Cooter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Hirigushi misses with a body punch
letting Cooter counter with a right hand. Hirigushi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hirigushi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A jab from Cooter misses. Hirigushi throws a lazy right hand but Cooter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A counter left hand to the body from Cooter misses its target. Hirigushi throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Cooter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hirigushi defends it nicely. Cooter ducks under a wild hook from Hirigushi. Cooter takes one on the button. Cooter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hirigushi finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooter's head. Cooter scores with a hook to the body. Hirigushi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cooter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hirigushi throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooter. Cooter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hirigushi. Hirigushi with a nice cross. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cooter walks into a stiff left hand from Hirigushi. Cooter moves out of range as Hirigushi strikes. As Hirigushi looks to move away, Cooter throws a big counter combo but Hirigushi just gets out of the way. A big left from Hirigushi misses. Hirigushi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hirigushi swings for the body but Cooter moves out of range.
Hirigushi cracks Cooter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hirigushi misses with a double jab.
Hirigushi jabbing away but nothing is landing. Cooter swings for the body but Hirigushi moves out of range.
Cooter misses with a straight right. Cooter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cooter duly obliges. Cooter lands with a right hand. Hirigushi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooter on the side of the head. Kendo Hirigushi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Cooter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirigushi manages to avoid it. Hirigushi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Cooter throws a right hand that misses
and Hirigushi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hirigushi misses the body punch and Cooter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Cooter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hirigushi is looking for the big counter here. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Hirigushi throws out the jab but it was never going to land. It looked like Cooter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. The fight moves into the clinch position. 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! Hirigushi misses with a body punch.
Hirigushi scores with a nice hook to the head. Cobweb Cooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A short left from Hirigushi. Hirigushi lands with a short shot to the head. Cooter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A looping hook to the body misses from Hirigushi. Cooter does a little dance to reset his feet. Hirigushi misses with a hook. Cooter ducked under it nicely. Hirigushi lands a lovely overhand right. Cooter ducks under a wild hook from Hirigushi.
And that's the end of the fight! Kendo Hirigushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Hirigushi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendo Hirigushi! Kendo Hirigushi retains his lightweight title! Kendo Hirigushi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. Cobweb Cooter spoke after the fight, saying 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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