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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandstorm by Darude kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Equinox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Masakazu Aoki's chin.
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147 lbs
62 - 33 - 1 |
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
62 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 33 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masakazu Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki throws a jab when Equinox was well out of range.
Equinox moves out of range as Aoki strikes.
Equinox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Equinox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Equinox throws a series of punches but Aoki avoids them all with ease.
Aoki feints a counter leg kick.
Equinox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aoki misses with a looping left.
Danga de danga de dang - Aoki scores with a four punch combination!
Aoki misses with a body shot
and Equinox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Equinox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aoki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki throws a hook but Equinox blocks it.
Equinox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Equinox defending well as Aoki loads up on a big left hand.
Equinox walks into a stiff left hand from Aoki.
Aoki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Aoki misses with a jab to the body
and Equinox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Masakazu Aoki has been cut.
John Equinox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Equinox is looking to counter the offense by Aoki and move into the clinch.
Aoki throws a hook to the side of Equinox's head but Equinox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Equinox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aoki feints and then cracks Equinox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Equinox down.
Equinox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki tries to clinch up but Equinox circles away and keeps his distance.
Aoki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aoki tries to land knees in the clinch but Equinox avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Equinox.
Equinox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
Equinox tries to throw a body punch but Aoki avoids it by throwing Equinox back against the cage.
Aoki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Equinox lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Equinox gets through Aoki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Equinox being controlled against the cage.
Equinox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Equinox blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Aoki wants a takedown.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
Aoki lands the left hand.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Equinox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Equinox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Equinox throwing a counter right hand but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Aoki gets tackled into the cage by Equinox. Equinox maintains the clinch.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Equinox lands a right hand.
A short left from Equinox.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Aoki looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Equinox managing to block the knees to the body from Aoki.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki lands a nice shot to the body.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Equinox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Equinox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aoki.
Masakazu Aoki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aoki looks to land a body kick but Equinox moved away.
Aoki throws a lazy head kick
and Aoki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Aoki.
Aoki looks to land a left hand but Equinox moved out of range nicely.
Equinox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick
and Equinox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Equinox throws a body shot but no joy.
Aoki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Equinox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aoki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Equinox throws a big counter combination but Aoki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aoki misses with a straight left.
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
As Aoki backs away, Equinox returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Aoki throws a body punch but Equinox moves out of range.
Aoki cracks Equinox with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Equinox moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Aoki.
Equinox slips a straight right by Aoki.
Equinox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aoki throws a right hand that misses
and Equinox counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Equinox.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but Equinox blocks with his arms.
Equinox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aoki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Equinox is defending well for now.
Aoki trying to control the position but instead, Equinox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aoki into the cage.
Equinox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Equinox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Equinox controls his hands.
Equinox cracks Aoki with a nice body shot.
Equinox lands with a light punch inside.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Aoki tries a body shot but Equinox blocks it.
Aoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Equinox is defending well for now.
Aoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Equinox is defending well for now.
Equinox lands a hook that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox managing to block the knees to the body from Aoki.
Equinox misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox prevents a body shot from Aoki.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Equinox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aoki looking to slow down the pace here.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki dodges the punch combination from Equinox.
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Equinox moves away and avoids it.
Aoki cracks Equinox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aoki lands a nice shot that snaps Equinox's head back.
Equinox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aoki misses with an uppercut. Equinox saw that one coming.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aoki.
Equinox is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Aoki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Equinox counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Aoki misses.
Aoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Equinox.
Equinox sizes up Aoki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Equinox blocks a jab.
Equinox is looking to counter punch.
Equinox defending well as Aoki loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aoki.
Equinox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Equinox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aoki looks to throw the jab but Equinox is out of range.
Aoki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Equinox.
Aoki tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Masakazu Aoki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Masakazu Aoki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Equinox moves into range and clinches up with Aoki.
Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aoki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Equinox counters with a straight right hand.
Aoki scores with the left hand. Equinox knows he should have avoided that one.
Aoki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Equinox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Equinox.
Equinox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aoki.
Equinox slips under a jab from Aoki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Equinox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Equinox cracks Aoki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Aoki. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki throws a poor cross that misses
and Equinox counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Equinox.
Aoki misses with a lunging right hand
and Equinox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Equinox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aoki, right into the meat.
Equinox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aoki connects with the punch.
Aoki throws a low kick but Equinox avoids it.
Aoki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Equinox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aoki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aoki duly obliges.
Equinox closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox lands a body punch.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki is trying to break the clinch but Equinox has him pressed against the cage.
Equinox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
Aoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Equinox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a straight right.
Equinox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Equinox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Masakazu Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki connects with a body shot that sends Equinox's belly button to the back.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Equinox manages to avoid it.
Aoki misses with a leg kick
and Equinox counters with a series of strikes. Aoki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aoki throws a hook but Equinox blocks it.
Aoki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Equinox connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki throws the left hand but Equinox avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Aoki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Equinox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Equinox moved out of range.
Aoki misses with a looping left.
Aoki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Equinox counters with a stiff right hand.
Aoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Equinox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aoki throws a sloppy body shot
letting Equinox counter with a right hand.
Aoki is rocked!
Aoki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aoki is still on wobbly legs! Can Equinox finish him?
Equinox lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Aoki is looking to close the distance but Equinox sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Aoki crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Aoki is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). John Equinox!
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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energy
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hype
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