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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratrick Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno comes to the cage accompanied by Cão da Morte by Mão Morta. Obeh has chosen Quake Arena as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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156 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ratrick Obeh!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pequeno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pequeno ducks under a wild hook from Obeh.
Pequeno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obeh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Joao Pequeno has been cut.
Pequeno thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Obeh if he has to take too many more of those.
Pequeno thuds a left hand into Obeh's body.
The crowd cheers as Pequeno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obeh doesn't seem phased though.
Obeh throws a sloppy head kick and Pequeno moves out of range easily.
Obeh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pequeno misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Obeh misses
and Pequeno counters with a nice uppercut.
Obeh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joao Pequeno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obeh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pequeno missing with a left hand there. Obeh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obeh throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh moves out of range of the body kick from Pequeno.
Pequeno is looking to clinch but Obeh is avoiding it.
Pequeno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obeh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pequeno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obeh misses with an uppercut.
Pequeno works over Obeh's head and body with a nice combination.
Pequeno scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Obeh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pequeno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pequeno punishes Obeh's body with a nice straight punch.
Pequeno with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Pequeno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno avoids the head kick by Obeh.
Pequeno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pequeno lands a jab to Obeh's midsection.
Pequeno stuns Obeh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Obeh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pequeno.
Pequeno blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Pequeno.
Obeh thows a leg kick but Pequeno checks it
and Pequeno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obeh misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pequeno.
Pequeno just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno with a nice cross.
Pequeno tries a head kick but it misses.
Obeh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pequeno cracks the inside of Obeh's front leg.
A shot to the liver by Pequeno. Beautiful body shot.
Pequeno lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pequeno shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Obeh eats them both and turns towards Pequeno to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pequeno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Obeh looks gassed!
Obeh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pequeno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Obeh misses with a low kick.
Pequeno moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pequeno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obeh. That did some damage!
Pequeno lands with an overhand left.
Obeh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pequeno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pequeno feints and then cracks Obeh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obeh down.
Pequeno with a jab.
Pequeno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obeh doesn't seem bothered though.
Pequeno scores with a sloppy right hand. Obeh should have avoided that one.
Obeh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pequeno. Obeh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obeh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Obeh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pequeno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obeh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pequeno.
Pequeno lands a front kick.
Obeh throws a leg kick but Pequeno checks it.
Obeh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ratrick Obeh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pequeno throws a head kick but Obeh moves out of range.
Pequeno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Obeh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pequeno moves away from the strike by Obeh.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Obeh might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pequeno has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice uppercut there from Pequeno.
A cross from Pequeno lands.
Pequeno checks the leg kick.
Pequeno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Obeh's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pequeno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Obeh has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pequeno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Obeh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pequeno throws a leg kick but Obeh moved away.
Obeh digs a good body shot into Pequeno's ribs.
Pequeno tried to score with a low kick but Obeh checks it.
Pequeno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obeh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Obeh misses with a leg kick.
Pequeno tries to bum rush Obeh with a series of wild strikes but Obeh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obeh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Obeh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pequeno circles away quickly and effectively.
Pequeno thuds his shin into the meat of Obeh's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Obeh is breathing heavily.
Pequeno tries to clinch but Obeh moves out of range.
Obeh checks a leg kick nicely.
Pequeno scores with a punch to the head.
Pequeno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obeh can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pequeno throws a good cross that connects.
Obeh misses with a wild combination.
Pequeno shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Obeh eats them both and turns towards Pequeno to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pequeno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obeh manages to avoid it.
Pequeno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Obeh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pequeno's calf.
Obeh looks to land a combination but Pequeno avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pequeno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pequeno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pequeno digs a good body shot into Obeh's ribs.
Pequeno gets a clinch.
Pequeno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obeh backwards.
Pequeno misses with a body punch.
Pequeno blocks a body shot from Obeh.
A nice left hand lands by Pequeno.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pequeno.
A frustrated look appears on Obeh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obeh avoids the elbow strike from Pequeno, against the cage.
Pequeno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pequeno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pequeno lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Pequeno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Pequeno.
A right hand to the body from Pequeno.
Obeh prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Obeh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obeh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pequeno blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Pequeno.
A nice left hand lands by Pequeno.
Pequeno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obeh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pequeno is defending well for now.
Pequeno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obeh backwards.
Pequeno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obeh or not.
A body shot lands from Pequeno.
Pequeno scores with a shot to the side of Obeh's head.
Pequeno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pequeno digs a right hand underneath Obeh's ribcage. Obeh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno cracks Obeh with a nice body shot.
Pequeno lands a nice shot to the body.
Obeh takes a shot to the head.
Pequeno lands with a short shot to the head.
Pequeno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obeh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pequeno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obeh misses the body punch
and Pequeno counters with an outside leg kick.
Pequeno stuns Obeh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pequeno lands a head kick!
Pequeno throws a chopping leg kick but Obeh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pequeno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pequeno lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Obeh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pequeno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pequeno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obeh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pequeno cracks Obeh with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obeh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Obeh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obeh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Obeh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obeh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Pequeno there.
Pequeno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obeh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pequeno.
A punch lands to the side of Obeh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pequeno lands with an overhand left.
Pequeno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obeh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pequeno wants to control the pace but Obeh is squirming around nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pequeno controlling the pace for now.
Pequeno's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh wants to hold on but Pequeno pushes him away.
Joao Pequeno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Obeh can do anything to dispel that myth.
We're going to have a standup here because Joao Pequeno wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pequeno closes the distance and clinches.
Obeh lands a right hand.
Obeh misses with a punch to the body.
Obeh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obeh misses with a punch to the body.
Obeh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pequeno pushes Obeh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pequeno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pequeno lands a hook that snaps the head of Obeh backwards.
Joao Pequeno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pequeno is working Obeh over against the cage.
Ratrick Obeh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pequeno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pequeno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obeh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pequeno.
Pequeno lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obeh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pequeno lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Pequeno.
Pequeno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pequeno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obeh or not.
Pequeno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pequeno gets through Obeh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pequeno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pequeno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obeh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pequeno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pequeno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Pequeno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pequeno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
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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