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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grimlock Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Wu Tang Clan - Method Man. A fine choice. Pequeno has chosen Cão da Morte by Mão Morta as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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156 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grimlock Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joao Pequeno!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pequeno wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Pequeno moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pequeno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones controlling the action here.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Pequeno is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Pequeno's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pequeno keeps working.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Pequeno is defending well.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Pequeno is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones prevents Pequeno from improving his position.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Pequeno wants to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pequeno avoids the body shot from Jones.
A big left from Jones misses.
Pequeno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Pequeno throws a body kick that misses.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pequeno finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Pequeno is out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pequeno moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Pequeno tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pequeno looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Pequeno tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Pequeno throws a head kick that misses.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pequeno tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Grimlock Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Pequeno scores with a jab to the body.
Pequeno throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pequeno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Pequeno fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pequeno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands a body shot.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Pequeno has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Pequeno.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Pequeno has the dominant position.
Pequeno lands with a left to the head.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pequeno backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Pequeno fails to land.
Pequeno lands with a right to the head.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimlock Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pequeno moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pequeno.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pequeno's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Pequeno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters circling a little - Pequeno finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jones tries a low kick but Pequeno avoids it.
Jones checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pequeno counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Pequeno takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pequeno. That did some damage!
Jones sizes up Pequeno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pequeno.
Pequeno slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones clobbers Pequeno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pequeno on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pequeno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Pequeno lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Pequeno tries to clinch up.
Pequeno throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Pequeno.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pequeno has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pequeno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pequeno manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pequeno holds on and takes a little breather.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Pequeno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to control but Pequeno is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Pequeno blocks nicely.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones passes into half guard.
Pequeno is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pequeno is not content to let Jones control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pequeno manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pequeno looking for a sweep. Not yet Pequeno, not yet.
Pequeno being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimlock Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Pequeno counters with a straight right hand.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Pequeno moved out of range.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Pequeno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Pequeno finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Pequeno moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones throws a jab when Pequeno was well out of range.
Pequeno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Pequeno which made him look bad.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Pequeno moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Pequeno.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Pequeno finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pequeno thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pequeno. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pequeno takes a step back to recover.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Pequeno ducks down to avoid it.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pequeno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pequeno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Pequeno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pequeno misses with a leg kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grimlock Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Pequeno counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
Pequeno cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Joao Pequeno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pequeno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pequeno wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Pequeno moved out of range.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Pequeno has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pequeno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pequeno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joao Pequeno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Pequeno throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grimlock Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones thows a leg kick but Pequeno checks it
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pequeno closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pequeno.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pequeno backwards.
Pequeno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pequeno lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Pequeno.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones taking a breather.
Pequeno scores with a hook to the body.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Pequeno has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Pequeno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Pequeno has him pinned against the cage.
Pequeno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pequeno pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pequeno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Pequeno scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to break free but Pequeno pushes him back against the cage.
Pequeno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pequeno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Pequeno ducks down to avoid it.
Pequeno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Pequeno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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... Grimlock Jones!
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