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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cão da Morte by Mão Morta. Pope has chosen No Sunshine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joao Pequeno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luther Pope's chin.
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156 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joao Pequeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Pope!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Pope.
Pequeno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pope.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pope does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pope bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pequeno lands a jab.
Pequeno scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pope jabs Pequeno right on the nose. Pequeno blinks but takes it well.
Pequeno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pope darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pequeno wants to clinch up but Pope keeps it at a distance.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Pequeno.
Pope digs a good hook to Pequeno's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Pope. Beautiful body shot.
Pequeno misses with an uppercut. Pope saw that one coming.
Pope moves out of range as Pequeno strikes.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Pope has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Luther Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pequeno ducks under a wild hook from Pope.
Pequeno scores with a kick to the body.
Pequeno lands a front kick.
Pope swings for the body but Pequeno moves out of range.
Pope connects with a single shot there.
Pope explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands with a nice body punch.
Pope moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pequeno closes the distance and pushes Pope back into the cage.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pequeno's elbow.
Pope misses with a body punch.
Pope is looking to break free of the clinch but Pequeno has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Pequeno - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pequeno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Pequeno.
Pope is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pequeno gets through Pope's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Pequeno controls his hands.
Pope blocking some punches.
Pope misses with a body punch.
Pequeno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pequeno pushes Pope back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Pequeno controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pequeno.
Pequeno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pequeno pushes Pope back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pequeno lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope takes a shot to the head.
Pequeno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pope.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pequeno's elbow.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Pequeno controls his hands.
Pequeno prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope working hard to break the clinch.
Pope misses with a body punch.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pequeno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Pequeno avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Pequeno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pequeno lands a nice uppercut.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pequeno taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pequeno.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pequeno scores with a shot to the side of Pope's head.
Pope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pequeno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pequeno prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope pushes Pequeno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pequeno keeps control of Pope as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pequeno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pope.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pequeno misses with the head strike.
Pequeno misses with the head strike.
Pequeno blocks an uppercut.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
Pequeno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Pope dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pequeno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pope is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pequeno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pope looks to land a body kick but Pequeno moved away.
Pequeno is looking to land body kicks.
Pope throws the left hand but Pequeno avoids the punch easily.
Pequeno has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pequeno darts in and clinches Pope up against the cage.
Pequeno stalling in the clinch.
Pequeno lands a body punch.
Pequeno works on Pope's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Pope.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pope lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pequeno lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pequeno's elbow.
Pequeno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pequeno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Popes head.
Pequeno lands a left hand.
Pequeno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pope being controlled against the cage.
Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
Pequeno digs a right hand underneath Pope's ribcage. Pope let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pequeno pushes Pope back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Pequeno.
A hook to the body from Pope.
Pequeno slowing the pace effectively.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope tries a body shot but Pequeno blocks it.
Pope works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pequeno throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope tries to stall but Pequeno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pequeno pushes Pope back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pequeno taking a breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pequeno is trying to stall.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Pequeno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Pequeno.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Joao Pequeno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Pequeno.
Pope is rocked!
Pope tries to work over Pequeno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pequeno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Pequeno finish him?
Pope presses Pequeno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Pope.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.
Pequeno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Pequeno.
Pequeno swings wildly with an uppercut but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pequeno's elbow.
Pequeno prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pequeno has Pope pushed against the cage.
Pope tries to stall but Pequeno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Pequeno avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
Pequeno blocks an uppercut.
Pequeno leaning against his opponent.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pequeno swings wildly with an uppercut but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope tries a body shot but Pequeno blocks it.
Pequeno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pequeno.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Pequeno controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pequeno has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Pequeno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope throws a head punch that misses.
Pequeno lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pequeno.
Pequeno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pope lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
Pequeno misses with a punch on the inside.
Pequeno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pope wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pope presses Pequeno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope is leaning against Pequeno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pequeno misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joao Pequeno will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Pope. Beautiful body shot.
Pope lands a nice looking body shot.
Pequeno wants to clinch up but Pope keeps it at a distance.
Pope takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pequeno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pope bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pequeno's head backwards.
Pope chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pequeno can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Pequeno there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pequeno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pequeno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pope looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pequeno moves out of range of the strikes.
Pope throws a hook but Pequeno blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pequeno.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Pequeno.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Pope throws a hook but Pequeno blocks it.
A good leg kick by Pequeno.
Pequeno swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Pope scores with a jab to the head.
Luther Pope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pequeno thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pope if he has to take too many more of those.
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.
Pequeno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Pequeno avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pequeno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pope's efforts to push away.
Pequeno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Pequeno avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.
Pope working aggressively here.
A short left from Pope.
Pope blocks an uppercut.
Pequeno lands a left hand.
Pope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pequeno misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pequeno.
Pope working aggressively here.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pequeno lands with a short shot to the head.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pequeno's elbow.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope wants to break free but Pequeno has control.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
Nice body punch from Pequeno - that landed with a thud.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pequeno tries to work over Pope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pequeno.
Pope misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pope lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pequeno or not.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Pequeno.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pequeno.
Good body shot from Pequeno.
Pope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pequeno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pequeno prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pequeno leaning against his opponent.
Pequeno prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pequeno's elbow.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pequeno lands a nice shot to the body.
Pequeno blocks a body shot from Pope.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
Pope letting Pequeno take a breather here.
Pequeno throws a head punch that misses.
Pope lands a shot to the body.
Pequeno pushes Pope back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pequeno pushes Pope back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pope pushes Pequeno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Pequeno.
Pope taking a breather.
Pequeno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Pequeno controls his hands.
Pequeno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Pequeno.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Pequeno controls his hands.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Pequeno controls his hands.
Pequeno presses Pope against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joao Pequeno.
I think Pequeno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Pequeno!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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