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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Antona might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Laid to Rest by Lamb of God. Aydine Antona could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Equinox's chin.
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156 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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153 lbs
34 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Equinox swings widly with a right hand
and Antona counters with a body kick that stops Equinox in his tracks momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Equinox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Antona finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Antona looks to score with a jab to the body but Equinox is just out of range.
Equinox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Antona makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Antona.
Equinox wants to clinch.
Antona lands a left and a right that send Equinox crashing to the mat, dazed. Antona thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Equinox is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antona scores with a nice body kick.
Equinox is still on wobbly legs! Can Antona finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona tries a head kick but it misses.
Equinox seems to have recovered his senses.
Antona tries a head kick but it misses.
Equinox checks a low kick from Antona.
Aydine Antona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antona lands a nice leg kick that just misses Equinox's sensitive parts.
Antona misses with a body kick.
Antona lands a head kick!
Antona misses with a hook
and Equinox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Equinox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Antona tries to pull guard but Equinox holds him up against the cage and eventually Antona drops back down to his feet.
Antona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries to work over Antona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Antona jumps guard but Equinox stands there with Antona around his waist. Antona gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Antona.
Equinox manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Equinox.
It looks like Aydine Antona has been cut.
Antona throws a leg kick but Equinox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Antona throws a head kick that misses
and Equinox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Antona. That's going to slow Equinox down.
Equinox tries to clinch there but Antona circles away.
Antona fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Equinox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona misses with a body kick.
Equinox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Antona scores with a push kick.
Antona tests Equinox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Equinox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Antona manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antona scores with a push kick.
Antona throws a wild body kick that Equinox sees coming a mile off.
Equinox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antona misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Antona counters with a nice low kick that buckles Equinox's knee momentarily.
Antona throws a lazy body kick
and Equinox counters with a series of strikes. Antona will be more careful next time no doubt.
Antona moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antona fails to land with a series of punches.
Antona lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Equinox moves into the clinch.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aydine Antona dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aydine Antona'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.
Equinox is looking to clinch.
Antona scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Equinox moves out of range of the leg kick from Antona.
Antona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Equinox.
Equinox tries to clinch but Antona is having none of it.
Antona throws a lazy head kick
and Equinox counters with a right hand to the body.
Antona lands with a slapping head kick.
Antona looks to land a combination but Equinox avoids it well.
Equinox takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Antona throws a hook to the side of Equinox's head but Equinox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Equinox wants to clinch but Antona slips to the side
and Antona counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Equinox loads up on a big right hand but Antona slips the punch.
Equinox lands with a cross.
Equinox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antona can pounce on him.
Antona throws a jab when Equinox was well out of range.
Equinox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Equinox blocks the body kick.
Equinox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Equinox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Antona.
Antona looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Antona.
Antona throws a lazy body kick
and Equinox counters with a left to the body.
Antona wants to slow Equinox down by chopping away at his legs.
Antona scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Antona pushes him off.
Antona misses with a hook. Equinox ducked under it nicely.
Antona throws a leg kick but Equinox moved away.
Antona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries to clinch up.
Antona delivers a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antona avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antona rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Equinox counters with a straight right hand.
Antona tries a head kick but it misses.
Antona tries a head kick but it misses.
Antona swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Antona pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antona misses with a double jab
and Equinox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antona misses with a head kick.
Antona connects with a high kick.
Aydine Antona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antona throws a head kick but Equinox moves out of range.
Equinox tries to clinch up.
Antona pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Equinox.
A swing and a miss from Antona.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aydine Antona dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aydine Antona's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Antona throws a solid leg kick but Equinox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Antona.
Antona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Equinox tries to clinch but Antona is having none of it.
Antona moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Equinox takes the fight into the clinch.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Equinox is trying to maintain a safe position but Antona gets an underhook and turns Equinox into the cage.
Antona 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.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Antona tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Antona.
Equinox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Antona.
Antona throws a leg kick but Equinox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Equinox looks to land a left hand but Antona moved out of range nicely.
Antona thows a body kick. Equinox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Equinox avoids the head kick by Antona.
Equinox tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Antona counters with a solid body kick.
John Equinox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antona cracks the inside of Equinox's front leg.
Antona tried to score with a low kick but Equinox checks it.
Antona thumps Equinox with a low kick.
A low kick from Antona is predictable there
and Antona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Equinox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aydine Antona is winning the standup battle so far.
Equinox tries to clinch but Antona is having none of it.
Equinox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Equinox ducks under a wild hook from Antona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona throws a solid leg kick but Equinox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Antona.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Antona pushes him off.
Equinox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Antona counters with a solid body kick.
Antona throws a head kick that misses
enabling Equinox to counter with a crisp jab.
Antona is rocked!
Equinox clinches up against the cage.
Oh Antona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Equinox pushes Antona against the cage. Equinox is working some dirty boxing. Equinox pushes off with a quick right hook! Antona goes down! Antona tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Equinox moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Equinox!
During a confident post fight interview, John Equinox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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