Britain’s David Cooke
prepared a delightful breakfast of violence in a hurry on Friday
morning.
The latest offering of One Championship’s Friday Fights series staged
one single MMA bout on the lineup. This curtain-jerker saw Cooke
(2-0, 1-0 ONE) put on a quick and exhilarating performance against
Kohei
Takegami (3-4, 1 NC; 0-1 ONE) in his promotional debut. The
21-year-old Cooke claimed a knockout victory in 87 seconds to open
up ONE Friday Fights 63.
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Right from the opening bell, Cooke treated fans in the Lumpinee
Boxing Stadium to action. Cooke was quick to pressure his foe,
backing him up with jabs and a stiff right hand. Once he had
Takegami against the ropes, the Englishman unleashed slicing elbows
and knees before tying his man up to control the action. After the
two disengaged, Takegami attempted to turn things around by getting
his offense going.
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Cooke shrugged off attacks with his guard held high, and he walked
Takegami down until he drilled the Japanese competitor with a
counter left hook. Takegami’s balance gave way as the shot found
its home, and the Knowlesy Academy export connected with a second
hook that sent his opponent crashing to the canvas. From there, it
was academic, as Cooke pounded out his adversary with punches until
referee Mohamad Sulaiman waved off the contest at 1:27 of Round
1.
Meanwhile, the rest of the card took place under muay thai rules.
In the main attraction, Yodphupa
Wimanair clinched a hard-fought majority decision victory
against Soner Sen in
their 145-pound matchup; Sanpet
Sor Salacheep picked up a knockout of Nuengubon Wankhongohm MBK
at 2:14 in Round 2 at a 130-pound catchweight; Chatpichit
SorSorToipadriew won a decision over longtime rival Sagaengarm
Jitmuangnon in their 113-pound catchweight meeting; Pansak Wor
Wantawee walked away with a unanimous decision win over Pornsanae
Sor Phumipat in their 127-pound catchweight affair; Patakake
Sinbimuaythai scored an emphatic knockout of Tuangsap Sor Salacheep
with a vicious elbow 1:11 into the second frame at 128 pounds;
126-pounder Chartpayak
Saksatoon slept Mowgli
Chor Ajalaboon with a nasty hook at 2:04 into Round 1; Rak Erawan
earned the nod on all three scorecards against Nicolas Leite Silva
in a 117-pound catchweight pairing;
Sulaiman Looksuan returned to the win column with a unanimous
decision over Tomoki Sato
in their 135-pound clash; Kimura Ayumu also bagged a unanimous
decision against Silviu
Vitez in their 135-pound bout; and Gregor Thom picked up a
first-round knockout by dropping Taku Kondo three times with elbows
and getting the finish at 2:09 to wrap up their 136-pound match.