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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiao Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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153 lbs
47 - 24 - 0 |
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155 lbs
20 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
47 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xiao Hua!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Equinox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hua throws a low kick, looking for Equinox's leg but Equinox calmly moves out of range.
Equinox blocks a head kick by Hua.
Hua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hua throws a head kick but Equinox moves out of range.
Equinox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Hua is avoiding it.
Hua throws a head kick but Equinox moves out of range.
Equinox blocks a head kick by Hua.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick and Equinox moves out of range easily.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hua throws a head kick that misses.
Equinox rushes Hua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hua struggles to land a body shot inside as Equinox controls his hands.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Hua uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Hua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Equinox manages to avoid it.
Hua throws a head kick but Equinox moves out of range.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick and Equinox moves out of range easily.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hua throws a head kick that Equinox semi-blocks.
Hua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hua misses with a lunging right hand
and Equinox moves into the clinch.
Hua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Equinox.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Equinox wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hua throws a punch but it's blocked by Equinox.
Hua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hua tries to stall but Equinox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Hua.
Hua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Equinox has Hua pressed against the cage, preventing Hua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hua is trying to break the clinch but Equinox is controlling him.
Hua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hua throws a looping overhand right but Equinox ducks down to avoid it.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick and Equinox moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hua.
Hua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Equinox is rocked!
Equinox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Equinox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hua wants to slow Equinox down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick from Hua lands but Equinox takes it in his stride.
Hua misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hua 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 Equinox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Equinox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Equinox seems to have got his legs back now.
Xiao Hua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Equinox misses the jab.
Equinox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hua is looking to land body kicks.
Equinox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Xiao Hua has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Equinox tries to clinch up.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick and Equinox moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Hua.
Hua throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hua throws a good cross that connects.
Hua misses with a hook. Equinox ducked under it nicely.
Hua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Equinox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Equinox blocks a head kick by Hua.
Hua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hua looks winded!
Equinox misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xiao Hua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xiao Hua's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Equinox wants to clinch.
Hua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiao Hua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Equinoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
John Equinox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hua throws a head kick but Equinox moves out of range.
Equinox forces Hua back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Hua scores with a hook to the body.
Hua tries to stall but Equinox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hua blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hua prevents a body shot from Equinox.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hua's elbow.
Hua has a couple of punches blocked by Equinox.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Equinox as Hua tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Hua.
Xiao Hua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hua throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Hua.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox cracks Hua with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hua.
Hua lands a nice uppercut.
Hua breaks the clinch.
Hua throws a sloppy head kick and Equinox moves out of range easily.
Equinox forces Hua back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hua backwards.
Hua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hua misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hua backwards.
Hua looking to slow down the pace here.
Hua breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Hua lands but Equinox takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Equinox, as that shot connected.
Equinox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hua.
Hua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Equinox.
Equinox tries to clinch up but Hua circles away and keeps his distance.
Hua throws a right hand that misses
and Equinox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Equinox moves into the clinch.
Hua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of Hua backwards.
Hua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox has Hua pressed against the cage, preventing Hua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Equinox tries to throw a body punch but Hua avoids it by throwing Equinox back against the cage.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Equinox working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua blocks an uppercut.
Hua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox tries to work over Hua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hua blocks an uppercut.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Hua.
Hua trying to stall but Equinox improves his position.
Equinox slows down the pace here.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the 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 Equinox.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huas head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xiao Hua's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hua throws a head kick but Equinox moves out of range.
Equinox lands an overhand right.
Equinox defending well as Hua loads up on a big left hand.
Equinox ducks under a wild hook from Hua.
Equinox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Equinox is looking to clinch.
Hua takes a swing at Equinox's ribcage but misses.
Hua scoring well with a low kick there.
Hua misses with a head kick.
Hua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Equinox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Equinox clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Equinox blocking some punches.
Hua breaks from the clinch.
Hua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Equinox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Equinox throws a right and a left that Hua avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Hua.
Hua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hua throws a head kick that misses.
Equinox checks a low kick from Hua.
Equinox tries to clinch but Hua is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Hua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hua throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hua.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Equinox avoids the head kick by Hua.
Equinox ducks under a wild hook from Hua.
Hua keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hua.
Hua is looking to land body kicks.
Hua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Equinox rushes Hua and presses him up against the cage.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hua backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Equinox.
Hua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hua, right into the meat.
Equinox blocks a leg kick.
Hua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Equinox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hua is rocked!
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch but Hua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hua is still on wobbly legs! Can Equinox finish him?
Hua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Equinox checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox throws an overhand right that has Hua reeling! Equinox follows up with more punches and Hua is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Equinox!
John Equinox retains his featherweight title!
John Equinox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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