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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pique (ranked 466 p4p, 964 weight class) and Jacque Joteel (ranked 61 p4p, 118 weight class). Pique comes to the cage accompanied by Piranha. Joteel has chosen Moogwalzer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pique has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joteel.
Joteel lands a lovely overhand right.
Pique comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joteel throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Pique.
An inside leg kick from Pique misses.
Pique has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Joteel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pique finds it's way round the side to connect with Joteel's head.
Pique pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joteel.
Joteel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pique manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pique uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joteel.
Pique checks a low kick from Joteel.
Pique is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Joteel.
Joteel avoids the body shot from Pique.
Joteel just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Pique misses the target.
Pique pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joteel moves out of range as Pique strikes.
Pique thows a body kick. Joteel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Joteel lands a glancing blow to the side of Pique's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Joteel.
A thudding body kick lands there by Joteel!
Joteel misses with a head kick.
Pique is looking to counter punch.
Joteel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joteel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pique.
Pique throws a jab when Joteel was well out of range.
Pique misses with a lunging right hand
and Joteel counters with a good low kick that Pique was not able to check.
Pique throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joteel jabs Pique to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joteel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pique with the inside leg kick.
Jacque Joteel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joteel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joteel loads up on a big right hand but Pique slips the punch.
Joteel lands a glancing blow to the side of Pique's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pique throws a leg kick that misses.
Joteel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joteel throws a leg kick but Pique sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Joteel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Joteel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique scores with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Joteel coming out on top.
Pique misses with a right hand
and Joteel counters with a good, hard body kick but Pique shrugs it off.
A big right from Joteel misses.
Pique sizes up Joteel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joteel tries to clinch but Pique is having none of it.
Pique throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joteel.
Pique misses with a low kick as Joteel jumps back.
A countering left hand to the body from Joteel misses.
Pique defending well as Joteel loads up on a big left hand.
Joteel thumps Pique with a low kick.
Pique gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joteel.
Pique uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joteel.
Pique with a nice cross.
Joteel ducks under a wild hook from Pique.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joteel! But no joy.
Joteel throws a body kick that misses.
Joteel throws a leg kick but Pique moved away.
Pique throws a lazy right hand but Joteel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel throws a hook but Pique avoids it easily.
Joteel has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A jab lands there for Joteel.
Joteel misses with a body kick.
Joteel is looking to clinch but Pique is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Pique misses the target.
Joteel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pique.
Joteel flicks out a counter leg kick but Pique steps away.
Pique dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joteel. That did some damage!
Pique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joteel manages to avoid it.
Joteel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joteel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joteel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Pique misses the target.
Pique throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joteel.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joteel.
Pique fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joteel checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Pique.
Pique takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joteel throws out a loose jab but Pique uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joteel avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joteel slips a straight right by Pique.
Pique walks into a stiff left hand from Joteel.
Pique tries to score with a low kick but Joteel moves his leg out of the way.
Joteel misses the shot to the body.
Pique swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joteel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pique slips under a jab.
Pique was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pique uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pique misses the shot to the body.
Joteel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A swing and a miss from Pique.
Jab from Pique.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pique throws a push kick but Joteel slaps the foot to one side.
Joteel misses with a straight left.
Joteel misses with a wild body shot.
Joteel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Joteel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pique looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pique connects with the punch.
Joteel scores with a jab. Pique acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joteel cracks Pique with an open hand slap.
Pique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joteel.
Pique missing with a left hand there. Joteel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Joteel misses
and Pique counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Joteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joteel lands a glancing blow to the side of Pique's head.
Pique throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joteel slips under a jab.
Joteel is looking to land body kicks.
Joteel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joteel checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Joteel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good shot there by Pique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel lands a head shot.
Joteel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pique fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joteel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joteel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joteel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pique avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Pique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joteel fakes the leg kick and cracks Pique in the body.
Pique throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pique misses with a low kick as Joteel jumps back.
Pique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joteel.
Pique dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joteel. That did some damage!
Joteel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A bone on bone clash there as Joteel blocks the leg kick.
Joteel misses with an uppercut. Pique saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pique lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joteel at a distance.
Pique throws out a loose jab but Joteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pique throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice body kick from Joteel.
Joteel wants to land a leg kick but Pique is out of range.
Pique is looking to land body kicks.
Joteel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pique appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joteel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Joteel duly obliges.
Joteel misses with a hook.
Joteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pique lands with a nice body kick.
Pique scores with a jab to the head.
Pique misses with a body shot.
Jacque Joteel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joteel.
Joteel lands with a good body shot.
Pique misses with a low kick.
Joteel cracks Pique with a good jab.
Joteel misses with a hook.
Pique tries a head kick but it misses.
Joteel scores with a jab. Pique acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pique lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Joteel.
Pique blocks the body kick.
Joteel with a nice cross.
Pique misses with a body shot.
Pique slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joteel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pique will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pique darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Joteel checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel is looking to land body kicks.
Joteel lands with an overhand left.
Joteel misses with a body kick.
It appears Pique was looking to counter with a kick there.
Joteel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pique.
Pique looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joteel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
Joteel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Joteel connects with a body shot.
Joteel connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Joteel.
Joteel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pique.
Joteel connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pique misses with a leg kick.
Pique shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pique on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joteel throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacque Joteel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Joteel works the jab nicely.
Joteel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pique.
Joteel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pique scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joteel doesn't seem bothered though.
Pique loads up on a big right hand but Joteel slips the punch.
Pique slips under a jab.
Joteel misses with a looping left.
Pique swings widly with a right hand
and Joteel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joteel misses with a wild body shot.
Pique throws a sloppy head kick and Joteel moves out of range easily.
Joteel tries a quick counter leg kick but Pique is wise to it.
Pique throws a shot to the body.
Joteel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pique ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joteel moves away.
Pique slips under a jab from Joteel.
Pique throwing a counter right hand but Joteel manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Pique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Joteel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Joteel misses with a wild combination.
Joteel throws a shot from downtown. Pique moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Pique wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joteel avoids the body shot from Pique.
Joteel takes one to the side of the head.
Pique misses with a hook.
It seemed like Joteel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pique misses with a low kick.
Joteel throws a big shot that misses.
Joteel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joteel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pique throws a leg kick but Joteel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pique takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pique throws a shot from downtown. Joteel moves away and avoids it.
Joteel throws an overhand right that lands on Pique's shoulder, as Pique tries to avoid the shot.
Pique fires out a quick counter leg kick but Joteel just manages to avoid it.
Joteel looks to land a body kick but Pique moved away.
Pique throws a sloppy head kick and Joteel moves out of range easily.
Joteel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joteel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pique misses the jab.
Juan Pique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Pique.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel throws a hook but Pique avoids it easily.
Joteel connects with a right hand. Pique shakes it off.
Joteel tries a head kick but it misses.
Joteel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pique throws a body shot but no joy.
Joteel clobbers Pique with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pique throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pique looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Joteel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pique's sensitive parts.
Joteel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pique wants to land a leg kick but Joteel is out of range.
Pique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joteel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joteel lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joteel.
Pique throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Joteel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pique looks to score with a jab to the body but Joteel is just out of range.
Joteel connects with a nice looking jab.
Pique moves out of range of the body kick from Joteel.
Pique misses with a looping right.
Joteel connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Pique - just one landing.
Joteel lands with an overhand left.
Joteel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joteel works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joteel thumps Pique with a low kick.
Pique misses with a body shot.
Pique finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joteel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joteel.
Joteel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pique tries to land a front kick but Joteel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joteel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pique on the side of the head.
Pique throws a jab but it's blocked by Joteel.
Joteel rushes Pique and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joteel.
Pique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pique misses with the head strike.
Joteel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joteel works on Pique's body with a couple of short punches.
Joteel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joteel lands with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Pique misses
and Joteel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Pique there.
Joteel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pique takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacque Joteel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joteel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Joteel!
Jacque Joteel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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