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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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64 - 35 - 1 |
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140 lbs
51 - 32 - 5 |
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
64 - 35 - 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
51 - 32 - 5, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams thumps Equinox with a low kick.
Williams 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.
Equinox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as Equinox blocks the leg kick.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Equinox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Equinox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Equinox jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Equinox doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Equinox takes one to the chin there.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Equinox.
Equinox checks a low kick from Williams.
Equinox tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
Equinox avoids the head kick by Williams.
Equinox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a straight left.
Equinox misses with a double jab.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Equinox doesn't seem bothered though.
Equinox checks a low kick from Williams.
A big right from Williams misses.
Equinox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Equinox counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Equinox.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Equinox - that landed with a thud.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Equinox keeps him there for the moment.
Equinox is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Equinox cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Nice body punch from Equinox - that landed with a thud.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Equinox has him pressed against the cage.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Equinox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox blocks a head kick by Williams.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Williams scores with a hook.
A head kick from Williams lands but Equinox takes it in his stride.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams punishes Equinox's body with a nice straight punch.
Equinox walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Equinox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Equinox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Equinox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
Equinox throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Equinox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Equinox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams throws a leg kick but Equinox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Equinox misses.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Equinox's defenses.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Equinox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick from Williams lands but Equinox takes it in his stride.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Equinox was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams punishes Equinox's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Equinox defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Equinox is controlling him.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Equinox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
A hook to the body from Equinox.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Equinox scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Equinox tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Equinox back against the cage.
Equinox gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Equinox.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams is rocked!
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Equinox finish him?
Equinox lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox stalling.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Equinox has double underhooks.
Equinox has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Equinox has the dominant position.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
Equinox misses with a punch to the body.
Equinox stalling against the cage.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Equinox lands a shot to the body.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Equinox has double underhooks.
Equinox misses with some punches.
Williams wants to break free but Equinox has control.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Equinox.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Equinox struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Equinox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Equinox.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Equinox keeps him there for the moment.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
Equinox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Equinox's defenses.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Equinox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Equinox lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Williams avoids the body shot from Equinox.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Equinox's leg but Equinox calmly moves out of range.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Equinox backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that second round.
That's time! Equinox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Equinox 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 Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Equinox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Equinox moves out of range easily.
Equinox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Equinox moves away and avoids it.
Equinox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Equinox's calf.
Williams throws a hook but Equinox avoids it easily.
Equinox blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox has managed to clinch.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Equinox controls the action.
Equinox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Equinox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Equinox has double underhooks.
Equinox keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams is trying to break free.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Equinox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Equinox misses with the head strike.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Equinox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox is working Williams over against the cage.
Equinox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Equinox lands a nice uppercut.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Equinox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Equinox lands a left hand.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Equinox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Equinox has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Equinox is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Equinox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Equinox.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Equinox cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Equinox lands a body shot.
Equinox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Equinox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Equinox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Equinox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Equinox!
John Equinox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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