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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno comes to the cage accompanied by Cão da Morte by Mão Morta. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Fluke misses.
Fluke moves out of range as Pequeno throws a body kick.
Fluke connects with a body shot.
Pequeno throws a front kick aimed at Fluke's knee but Fluke avoids it well.
Pequeno throws a head kick but Fluke moves out of range.
Fluke throws a sloppy body shot
and Pequeno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fluke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pequeno misses with a looping left.
Fluke lands with a hook. Pequeno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pequeno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pequeno is looking to clinch.
Fluke connects with a leg kick. Pequeno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fluke takes a swing at Pequeno's ribcage but misses.
Fluke staying out of range there.
Fluke throws out a loose jab but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno misses with a wild body shot.
Fluke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pequeno in his tracks.
Pequeno loads up on a big right hand but Fluke slips the punch.
Pequeno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fluke scores with a jab to the body.
Fluke throws the left hand but Pequeno avoids the punch easily.
Pequeno misses with a body punch
and Fluke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fluke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Pequeno misses its intended target.
Fluke thumps Pequeno with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Fluke.
Pequeno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fluke walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fluke misses with a straight left.
Pequeno just misses with a punch to the body.
Fluke throws a chopping leg kick but Pequeno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fluke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pequeno if he has to take too many more of those.
Fluke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pequeno cracks Fluke with a good jab.
Pequeno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pequeno lands a front kick.
Fluke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pequeno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pequeno misses with a low kick as Fluke jumps back.
Pequeno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fluke.
Fluke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pequeno.
Pequeno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pequeno misses the shot to the body.
Joao Pequeno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno ducks under a wild hook from Fluke.
Pequeno throws a hook but Fluke avoids it easily.
Pequeno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fluke was well out of range. Poor timing from Pequeno.
Pequeno loads up on a big right hand but Fluke slips the punch.
Pequeno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fluke checks a leg kick nicely.
Fluke lands with a nice body punch.
Pequeno throws a body punch but Fluke moves out of range.
Pequeno walks into a stiff left hand from Fluke.
Pequeno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pequeno swings widly with a right hand
and Fluke counters with a body kick that stops Pequeno in his tracks momentarily.
Pequeno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fluke thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke throws a looping overhand right but Pequeno ducks down to avoid it.
Fluke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fluke is looking to score with low kicks.
Fluke throws a lazy right hand but Pequeno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pequeno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fluke moves away.
Fluke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pequeno on the side of the head.
Fluke looks to land a right hand but Pequeno moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fluke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pequeno tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fluke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fluke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pequeno.
Pequeno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fluke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pequeno scores with a shot to the body.
Pequeno throws a sloppy body shot
and Fluke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fluke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Luke Fluke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pequeno throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick by Pequeno misses
and Fluke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pequeno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fluke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pequeno.
Pequeno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pequeno tries to land a front kick but Fluke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fluke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pequeno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fluke tries to land a front kick but Pequeno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fluke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke scores with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pequeno.
Pequeno throws a leg kick but Fluke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fluke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pequeno on the side of the head.
Pequeno throws the kick towards the body but Fluke avoids it.
Fluke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pequeno.
Pequeno ducks under a wild hook from Fluke.
Fluke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fluke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pequeno is out of range.
Fluke connects with a jab.
Pequeno blocks a leg kick.
Fluke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Fluke misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno tries to clinch but Fluke is having none of it.
Donk. Pequeno catches Fluke right on the button with a cross.
Fluke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Fluke is just out of range.
Pequeno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fluke.
Fluke throws a sloppy head kick and Pequeno moves out of range easily.
Pequeno misses with a lunging right hand
and Fluke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pequeno's corner calls for a 1-2. Pequeno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pequeno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fluke is looking to slow Pequeno down with leg kicks.
Pequeno wants to clinch up but Fluke keeps it at a distance.
Fluke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pequeno.
Pequeno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fluke, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fluke.
Fluke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pequeno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fluke lands a shot to the body.
Pequeno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fluke prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
A nice left hand lands by Pequeno.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fluke.
Fluke looking to stall.
Fluke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pequeno takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fluke lands an elbow just above Pequeno 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pequeno tries to break free but Fluke pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke swings wildly with an uppercut but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pequeno misses with a body punch.
Fluke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Pequeno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pequeno lands a nice uppercut.
Pequeno misses with a punch on the inside.
Pequeno tries to throw a body punch but Fluke avoids it by throwing Pequeno back against the cage.
Pequeno working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Fluke.
It looks like Joao Pequeno has been cut.
Fluke landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fluke lands a nice uppercut.
Pequeno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pequeno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fluke misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Fluke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pequeno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pequeno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pequeno misses with a hook
and Fluke counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fluke, right into the meat.
Pequeno throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fluke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pequeno misses with a leg kick
and Fluke counters with a nice leg kick.
Pequeno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fluke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pequeno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Fluke. Beautiful body shot.
Pequeno lands with an overhand left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pequeno checks a leg kick.
Fluke moves out of range of the body kick.
Fluke misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno darts in trying to clinch
and Fluke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fluke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pequeno lands a glancing blow to the side of Fluke's head.
Fluke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fluke scores with a hook.
Pequeno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pequeno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fluke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fluke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pequeno counters with a nice uppercut.
Pequeno tries to clinch but Fluke is having none of it.
Fluke connects with a leg kick. Pequeno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fluke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pequeno throws a push kick but Fluke slaps the foot to one side.
Fluke looks to land a left hand but Pequeno moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fluke throws an overhand right that lands on Pequeno's shoulder, as Pequeno tries to avoid the shot.
Fluke blocks a jab.
Fluke connects with a leg kick. Pequeno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pequeno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pequeno throws a leg kick but Fluke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fluke feints and then cracks Pequeno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pequeno down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fluke.
Pequeno tries to clinch up but Fluke circles away and keeps his distance.
Fluke lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fluke throws out the jab.
Pequeno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pequeno checks the leg kick.
Fluke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pequeno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pequeno throws a poor cross that misses
and Fluke counters with a stiff right hand.
Fluke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pequeno manages to avoid it.
Pequeno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Pequeno misses.
A jab from Fluke misses.
Pequeno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pequeno. Fluke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fluke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pequeno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pequeno.
Fluke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pequeno was well out of range. Poor timing from Fluke.
Pequeno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pequeno just misses with a punch to the body.
Fluke throws a hook to the side of Pequeno's head but Pequeno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Fluke is just out of range.
Fluke catches Pequeno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pequeno is looking to clinch but Fluke is avoiding it.
Pequeno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pequeno throws an off balance right hand
and Fluke counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fluke tries to land a body kick
and Pequeno counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Pequeno misses the target.
Fluke misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick by Pequeno misses
and Fluke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fluke misses with an uppercut.
Pequeno misses with an uppercut.
Pequeno throws a hook but Fluke avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Pequeno.
Pequeno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pequeno misses with a head kick.
Pequeno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fluke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pequeno scores with a nice strike.
Fluke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fluke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pequeno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fluke scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Fluke misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fluke. Fluke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pequeno gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Fluke counter with a right hand.
Pequeno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fluke dodges the punch combination from Pequeno.
Fluke looks for the body kick but Pequeno saw that one coming.
Pequeno blocks a jab.
A jab from Fluke misses.
Pequeno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pequeno throws out a leg kick but Fluke moves out of range and Pequeno only half commits.
Fluke looks to land a body kick but Pequeno moved away.
Pequeno just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke misses with a lunging right hand
and Pequeno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pequeno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pequeno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fluke can pounce on him.
Fluke misses with a wild body shot.
Pequeno misses with a leg kick.
Pequeno throws a head kick but Fluke moves out of range.
Fluke misses with an uppercut. Pequeno saw that one coming.
Fluke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pequeno moves away.
Fluke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pequeno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Fluke is just out of range.
Fluke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pequeno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno keeps the fight on the outside.
Pequeno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fluke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pequeno fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fluke is out of range.
Pequeno jabs at Fluke's body.
Fluke connects with a single shot there.
Fluke misses with a body shot.
Pequeno misses with an uppercut
and Fluke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fluke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Pequeno. Beautiful body shot.
Fluke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fluke has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pequeno lands a shoulder strike.
Fluke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pequeno digs a right hand into Fluke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fluke's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fluke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fluke can't find room to land a body shot as Pequeno controls the action.
Pequeno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fluke is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Pequeno - that landed with a thud.
Fluke is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pequeno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pequeno lands an uppercut.
Fluke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pequeno.
Fluke tries to work over Pequeno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joao Pequeno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pequeno. Fluke shrugs it off though.
Fluke defending well as Pequeno loads up on a big left hand.
Fluke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pequeno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fluke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fluke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pequeno scores with a nice head shot.
Fluke avoids the head kick by Pequeno.
Pequeno looks to land a combination but Fluke avoids it well.
Pequeno is looking to score with low kicks.
Fluke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pequeno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fluke throws out a loose jab but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fluke.
Pequeno lands a nice hook to Fluke's body. Fluke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fluke throws a body punch but Pequeno moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Pequeno misses
and Fluke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fluke misses with an uppercut.
Pequeno misses with a wild body shot.
Pequeno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fluke throws a leg kick
and Pequeno counters with a nice body shot.
Pequeno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Fluke. Those never looked like landing.
Fluke misses with a left hand
and Pequeno counters with a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Fluke.
Joao Pequeno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fluke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fluke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pequeno counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pequeno misses with a wild body shot.
Fluke avoids a kick to the body.
Fluke throws a hook but Pequeno avoids it easily.
Pequeno lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fluke is rocked!
Pequeno cracks Fluke with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Fluke falls to his knees and Pequeno doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Pequeno!
Joao Pequeno retains his featherweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joao Pequeno waved his t-shirt featuring Canadian Fighter Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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