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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Droop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno comes to the ring accompanied by Cão da Morte by Mão Morta. George Droop will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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156 lbs
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163 lbs
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World class boxer
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, George Droop!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Droop. Beautiful body shot.
Pequeno swinging wildly here.
George Droop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Droop is looking to chop away at Pequeno's legs.
Droop throws a hook but Pequeno avoids it easily.
Droop tries to score with a low kick but Pequeno moves his leg out of the way.
Droop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Droop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pequeno counters with a stiff right hand.
Pequeno tests Droop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Droop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pequeno seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Droop throws the left hand but Pequeno avoids the punch easily.
Pequeno scores with a decent looking hook.
Droop throws a head kick that Pequeno semi-blocks.
It looks like Joao Pequeno has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pequeno. Droop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pequeno throws a hook but Droop avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Droop misses its intended target.
Pequeno clinches up with Droop and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pequeno has a couple of punches blocked by Droop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Droop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pequeno cracks Droop with a nice body shot.
Droop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pequeno letting Droop take a breather here.
Pequeno tries to throw a body punch but Droop avoids it by throwing Pequeno back against the ropes.
Droop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Droop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pequeno blocks it with crossed arms.
Droop is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Droop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pequeno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pequeno cracks Droop with a nice body shot.
Droop is trying to maintain a safe position but Pequeno gets an underhook and turns Droop into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pequeno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Droop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pequeno scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pequeno.
Pequeno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Droop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pequeno avoids a wild elbow strike from Droop.
Droop has a couple of punches blocked by Pequeno.
Droop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Pequeno as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Droop.
Pequeno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Droop's elbow.
Pequeno lands with a short shot to the head.
Droop wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Droop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Droop tries to close the distance and clinch but Pequeno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Droop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid body kick from Pequeno.
Pequeno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Droop.
A decent looking cross lands there for Droop.
Pequeno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Droop tries to clinch but Pequeno is having none of it.
Droop takes a swing at Pequeno's ribcage but misses.
Pequeno throws out a loose jab but Droop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Droop throws a hook but Pequeno blocks it.
Pequeno takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pequeno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Droop. Pequeno does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Droop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pequeno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pequeno staying out of range there.
Pequeno scores with a sloppy right hand. Droop should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno tries a head kick but it misses.
Droop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pequeno, pushing him back against the ropes.
Droop pushes Pequeno back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pequeno fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pequeno.
Droop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pequeno lands a shot to the body.
Pequeno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Droop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pequeno throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Droop lands with a cross.
Droop throws a hook but Pequeno avoids it easily.
Pequeno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pequeno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Droop was well out of range. Poor timing from Pequeno.
Pequeno walks into a jab.
Pequeno lands a nice shot to the body.
Droop misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Droop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pequeno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Droop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Droop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Droop misses with a left hand
and Pequeno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Droop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Droop tries to clinch but Pequeno moves out of range.
Pequeno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pequeno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Droop.
Jab from Pequeno.
George Droop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Droop throws a right hand that Pequeno ducks under and follows up with a left that Pequeno also avoids with ease.
Pequeno is looking to clinch.
Pequeno connects with a body shot that sends Droop's belly button to the back.
A head kick from Pequeno lands but Droop takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pequeno swings for the body but Droop moves out of range.
Droop misses with a head kick.
Pequeno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Droop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pequeno was well out of range. Poor timing from Droop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Droop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 ring so we can get back down to business.
A right-left combo lands from Pequeno.
A head kick misses from Pequeno.
Droop misses the shot to the body.
Pequeno missing with a left hand there. Droop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Pequeno. Beautiful body shot.
Droop tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Pequeno.
The crowd cheers as Droop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pequeno doesn't seem phased though.
Droop tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pequeno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Droop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Droop ducks right into an uppercut from Pequeno.
Droop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Droop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pequeno.
Droop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Droop tries to clinch but Pequeno is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pequeno. Droop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pequeno connects with a leg kick. Droop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Droop lands a jab.
Droop throws a right hand that Pequeno ducks under and follows up with a left that Pequeno also avoids with ease.
Droop closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pequeno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Droop throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pequeno lands with a hook. Droop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Droop is rocked!
A jab from Pequeno does it's job there.
Droop is still on wobbly legs! Can Pequeno finish him?
Droop takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Droop moves forwards but Pequeno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pequeno throws a right and a left that Droop avoids nicely.
Droop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Droop throws a looping overhand right but Pequeno ducks down to avoid it.
Pequeno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Droop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pequeno can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Droop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Droop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Droop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pequeno pushes Droop away with a front kick.
Droop cracks Pequeno with a good jab.
Droop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pequeno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Droop seems to have recovered his senses.
Droop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pequeno lets loose with a powerful body kick. Droop will feel that in the morning.
Pequeno misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Droop - just one landing.
Pequeno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Droop doesn't seem bothered though.
Pequeno connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Droop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pequeno makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pequeno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That kick from Pequeno tenderised Droop's leg. Droop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pequeno scores with a sloppy right hand. Droop should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno clearly takes 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!
Pequeno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Droop misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Droop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pequeno doesn't seem phased though.
Pequeno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Droop.
Droop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pequeno counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pequeno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pequeno throws a looping overhand right but Droop ducks down to avoid it.
Droop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pequeno connects with a looping right hand.
Pequeno avoids the body shot from Droop.
Droop wants to clinch but Pequeno slips to the side
letting Pequeno counter with a right hand.
Pequeno digs a good body shot into Droop's ribs.
Pequeno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Droop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pequeno counters with a big head kick but Droop shrugs it off.
Droop is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Droop misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Droop just misses with a punch to the body.
Droop tries to close the distance and clinch but Pequeno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pequeno has closed the distance and engaged Droop in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Droop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Droop stalling in the clinch but Pequeno improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Droop.
Pequeno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Pequeno.
Droop misses with an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pequeno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pequeno breaks the clinch.
Pequeno throws a leg kick which misses Droop's front leg but catches the back leg as Droop tries to avoid it.
Pequeno wants to clinch up but Droop keeps it at a distance.
Pequeno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pequeno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno connects with a high kick.
Droop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pequeno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Droop scores with the left hand. Pequeno knows he should have avoided that one.
Pequeno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Droop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pequeno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Droop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pequeno looks to score with a jab to the body but Droop is just out of range.
Droop misses the shot to the body.
Droop needs to keep his hands up - Pequeno had a free shot at his head there.
Pequeno connects with a leg kick. Droop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Droop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Droop looks to throw the jab but Pequeno is out of range.
Droop misses with the combination.
George Droop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Droop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Droop digs a good hook to Pequeno's body.
Droop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pequeno counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pequeno had his way with George Droop in that round.
The cut man is working on Joao Pequeno's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Droop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Droop misses.
Good shot there by Pequeno.
Droop cracks Pequeno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Pequeno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Droop.
Pequeno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pequeno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Droop blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Droop has a couple of punches blocked by Pequeno.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joao Pequeno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pequeno looking to slow down the pace here.
Pequeno avoids the elbow strike from Droop, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno is trying to force a seperation but Droop has the dominant position.
Droop tries to stall but Pequeno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Droop misses with a knee to the head.
Droop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Droop throws a head punch that misses.
Droop takes a shot to the head.
Pequeno lands a right hand.
Pequeno dodges an elbow strike from Droop.
Nice body punch from Pequeno - that landed with a thud.
Droop is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pequeno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Droop backwards.
A shot in the inside from Pequeno.
Droop prevents a body shot from Pequeno.
Droop blocks an uppercut.
Droop tries to stall but Pequeno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Pequeno.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Droop seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Pequeno.
Droop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pequeno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Droop takes one to the side of the head.
Pequeno scores with a big combo that sends Droop crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Droop flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Pequeno jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Pequeno!
Joao Pequeno managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.
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