Bahrain’s Kooheji Wins Decision, Upsets Pacatiw
One of the most anticipated moments of Brave 2: Dynasty came when Hamza Kooheji stepped into the cage to take on Philippine’s Jeremy Pacatiw in a main card bantamweight featured bout.
Hamza scored a hard-fought victory over a very game Jeremy Pacatiw after three thrilling rounds after the Filpino had come very close to finishing the local boy.
In an exciting first round, Bahrain’s pride and joy was almost finished by Kimura as he secured an excellent takedown but fell into a submission which looked tight. Kooheji looked stronger yet Pacatiw was always dangerous from below and attacking in different ways.
The second round saw Pacatiw swinging and connecting with Kooheji, but Hamza scored another takedown and spent most of the round in top control attempting to transition and find a submission.
The third round started the same way as the Filipino looked dangerous with his unpredictable striking, yet once again Kooheji secured a crucial takedown. Suddenly Kooheji fell into an arm-bar attempt and for two and a half minutes was defending this dangerous submission. Finally, he broke free and finished on top, landing a big knee as the bell rang.
With the triumph, Kooheji improved his professional record to 5 wins and only one loss. Hamza remained undefeated in front of his home crowd, improving his record in the Kingdom of Bahrain to 3-0. The Bahraini national also remained undefeated under Brave CF banner, with two wins in two fights for the promotion.
