Britain’s David Cook hastily prepared a fun breakfast of violence on Friday morning.
The latest installment of One Championship’s Friday Fights series featured one MMA bout on the lineup. In this clinching bout, Cook (2-0, ONE 1-0) made his promotional debut with a quick and exhilarating performance against Kohei Takegami (3-4, 1 NC State, 0-1 ONE). showed performance. The 21-year-old opened ONE Friday Fights 63 with a knockout victory in 87 seconds.
Right from the opening bell, Cook sent the fans at Lumphini Boxing Stadium into a frenzy. Cook quickly put pressure on his opponent, backing him up with a jab and a stiff right hand. Pushing Takegami against the ropes, the Briton controlled the action with slice elbows and knees that tied Takegami up. After the two left, Takegami tried to turn the situation around by getting his attack back on track.
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Cook kept his guard high and evaded the attack, walking Takegami and cornering the Japanese fighter with a counter left hook. The moment Takegami lost his balance, his shot was in place, and Knowlsey Academy’s export connected with a second hook, sending his opponent crashing to the canvas. From there, it was an academic affair, with Cook pummeling his opponent with punches until referee Mohammad Sulaiman called off the fight at 1:27 of round one.
Meanwhile, the rest of the cards were held under Muay Thai rules. In the main attraction, Yodopupa Wimanea scored a hard-fought majority decision victory over Sonar Sen in a 145-pound bout. Sanphet So Saracheap knocked out Nuengbong Wanghongorm MBK in the second round in 2 minutes and 14 seconds at a catch weight of 130 pounds. Chattopichit Sorso Toipadreu earned a decision win over his longtime rival Sagaenarm Jitmuangnon in a 113-pound catchweight bout. Pansak Woh Wantawee won a unanimous decision over Pornsanae Sor Phumipat at a catchweight of 127 pounds. Patakake Singbi Muay Thai knocked out Tuansap So Saracheap with a powerful elbow at 1:11 of the second frame at 128 pounds. 126-pounder Chartpayak Saksatoon finished off Mowgli Cho Ajlabun with a nasty hook 2:04 into the first round. Lac Erawan competed against Nicolas Leite Silva in the 117-pound catchweight pairing and earned nominations on all three scorecards. Sulaiman Luxuan returned to the win column with a unanimous decision over Yuki Sato in their 135-pound match. Ayumu Kimura also won a unanimous decision in a 135-pound bout against Silviu Vités. Gregor Thom dropped Taku Kondo three times with elbows and finished him at 2 minutes, 09 seconds to earn a first-round knockout and end the 136-pound bout.
