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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jorn Anthriel was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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141 lbs
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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
58 - 30 - 1, 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
32 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthriel looks to land a right hand but Equinox moved out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Anthriel blocks the leg kick.
Equinox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anthriel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Equinox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anthriel on the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anthriel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anthriel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel moves away from the strike by Equinox.
A jab from Equinox misses.
Equinox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anthriel.
Equinox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Anthriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anthriel keeps the fight on the outside.
Anthriel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Equinox looks to land a right hand but Anthriel moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anthriel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anthriel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Equinox misses with a jab to the body
and Anthriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Equinox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anthriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Anthriel.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Anthriel.
Anthriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Equinox backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anthriel.
Equinox takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anthriel working aggressively here.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel presses Equinox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Anthriel.
Anthriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anthriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anthriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anthriel.
Anthriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Equinox controls his hands.
Equinox lands a nice shot to the body.
Equinox can't find room to land a body shot as Anthriel controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anthriel.
Anthriel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Equinox tries to bum rush Anthriel with a series of wild strikes but Anthriel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anthriel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Equinox with a body shot.
Equinox cracks Anthriel with a good jab.
Equinox moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox wants to stall.
Equinox takes a shot to the head.
Equinox can't find room to land a body shot as Anthriel controls the action.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anthriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Anthriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Anthriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
Anthriel blocking some punches.
Anthriel blocking some punches.
Equinox is leaning against Anthriel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anthriel takes a shot to the head.
Anthriel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Equinox backwards.
Anthriel misses with a body punch.
Anthriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anthriel cracks Equinox with a nice body shot.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Anthriel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Equinox does no damage.
Equinox tries to clinch but Anthriel moves away
and Anthriel counters with a two punch combo.
Equinox slips a straight right by Anthriel.
The fighters circle momentarily. Equinox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anthriel drops his hands momentarily and Equinox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Equinox is just out of range.
John Equinox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Equinox misses its intended target.
Anthriel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Equinox throws a jab but it's blocked by Anthriel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anthriel! But no joy.
Anthriel takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Anthriel misses.
Equinox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anthriel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Equinox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch but Anthriel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anthriel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anthriel walks into a straight right hand from Equinox.
Equinox misses the body punch
enabling Anthriel to counter with a crisp jab.
Equinox closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anthriel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a lunging right hand
and Anthriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Equinox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Equinox throws a head kick but Anthriel moves out of range.
Anthriel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anthriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox cracks Anthriel with an open hand slap.
Anthriel tests Equinox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anthriel slips under a jab from Equinox.
Equinox wants to clinch up but Anthriel keeps it at a distance.
Equinox lands with an overhand left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Equinox gets a clinch.
Anthriel tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Anthriel back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Equinox will probably get the nod.
That's time! Equinox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anthriel slips a straight right by Equinox.
Anthriel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Equinox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anthriel counters with a nice uppercut.
Equinox is rocked!
Equinox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Anthriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox tries to clinch there but Anthriel circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox throws a series of strikes that have Anthriel backpedaling.
Anthriel misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Equinox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anthriel throws out a counter right but Equinox avoids it with no problem.
Anthriel punishes Equinox's body with a nice straight punch.
Anthriel moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox connects with a looping right hand.
Equinox throws a jab but it's blocked by Anthriel.
Equinox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anthriel counters with a stiff right hand.
Equinox looks to land a right hand but Anthriel moved out of range.
Anthriel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anthriel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Equinox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries to clinch but Anthriel moves away
and Anthriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anthriel misses the shot to the body.
Anthriel misses the body punch
enabling Equinox to counter with a crisp jab.
Equinox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Equinox tries to clinch up but Anthriel circles away and keeps his distance.
Equinox cracks Anthriel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Equinox looks to throw the jab but Anthriel is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox throws a jab when Anthriel was well out of range.
Anthriel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Equinox with a body shot.
Anthriel avoids the body shot from Equinox.
Anthriel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Equinox fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Anthriel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Equinox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circling - Equinox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Equinox is looking to clinch.
Equinox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anthriel on the side of the head.
Anthriel misses with an uppercut.
Equinox forces Anthriel back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Equinox cracks Anthriel with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anthriel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anthriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anthriel blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Equinox.
Anthriel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Equinox seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anthriel can turn it around.
Anthriel lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthriel tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Anthriel back against the cage.
Equinox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Equinox misses with some punches.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Anthriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anthriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anthriel pushes Equinox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anthriel is leaning against Equinox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Equinox.
Equinox tries to throw a body punch but Anthriel avoids it by throwing Equinox back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Anthriel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Equinox backwards.
Equinox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anthriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anthriel lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anthriel.
Anthriel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a punch to the body.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anthriel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Equinox avoids the body shot from Anthriel.
Equinox throws a right hand that misses
and Anthriel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Equinox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anthriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Equinox moves away.
Equinox misses with a right hand
and Anthriel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Equinox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Equinox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anthriel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Equinox seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Equinox misses with a kick to the body
and Anthriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Equinox does it's job there.
Equinox throws the left hand but Anthriel avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
John Equinox is winning the standup battle so far.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Anthriel is avoiding it.
Anthriel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Equinox.
It seemed like Anthriel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel throws a body punch but Equinox moves out of range.
Anthriel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the body from Equinox misses
letting Anthriel counter with a right hand.
Equinox misses with a left hand
and Anthriel counters with a nice right hand that sends Equinox toppling to the canvas! Equinox scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Anthriel finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthriel slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Equinox. Those never looked like landing.
Anthriel is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorn Anthriel dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anthriel misses with a body shot.
Equinox lands with a nice body punch.
Equinox takes a swing at Anthriel's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Anthriel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Anthriel keeps the fight on the outside.
Anthriel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox darts in trying to clinch
and Anthriel counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a left hand
letting Anthriel counter with a right hand.
Anthriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Equinox was well out of range. Poor timing from Anthriel.
Equinox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Equinox throws a right hand that Anthriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Anthriel also avoids with ease.
Equinox wants to clinch up but Anthriel keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Anthriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Equinox. Those never looked like landing.
Anthriel is looking for the big counter here.
John Equinox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a hook
and Anthriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Equinox moves in looking to clinch but Anthriel pushes him off.
Anthriel throws out a counter right but Equinox avoids it with no problem.
Anthriel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Equinox gets a clinch.
A short left from Anthriel.
A nice left hand lands by Equinox.
Equinox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Equinox can't find room to land a body shot as Anthriel controls the action.
Anthriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anthriel.
Anthriel can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel blocking some punches.
Anthriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Equinox pushes Anthriel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anthriel's efforts to push away.
Jorn Anthriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anthriel tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Anthriel back against the cage.
Anthriel wants to break free but Equinox has control.
Equinox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anthriel's elbow.
Equinox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anthriel backwards.
Anthriel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Equinox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Anthriel pushes Equinox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anthriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Anthriel can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Equinox controls his hands.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anthriels head.
Anthriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anthriel breaks from the clinch.
Equinox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anthriel throws out a counter right but Equinox avoids it with no problem.
Equinox pushes Anthriel up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Equinox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Equinox 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 49:46
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:47
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Equinox!
John Equinox retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath John Equinox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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