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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Just Case (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. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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159 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Just Case!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Case.
Antona throws a hook but Case avoids it easily.
Case misses with a looping left.
Case tries to clinch but Antona moves out of range.
Case slips a straight right by Antona.
Case chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antona can pounce on him.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Just Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Case blocks the body kick.
Antona on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case darts in and clinches Antona up against the cage.
Case throws a punch but it's blocked by Antona.
Antona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Case tries to clinch but Antona is having none of it.
Antona staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case misses the shot to the body.
Antona avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Case doesn't manage to clinch there - Antona circles away.
Antona keeps the fight on the outside.
Antona throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch but Antona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Just Case is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Case tries to clinch there but Antona circles away.
Case misses with a double jab.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch but Antona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Case 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Case looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antona is looking to chop away at Case's legs.
Case tries to clinch there but Antona circles away.
Nice defenses there by Antona.
A head kick by Antona misses
and Case counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Case.
Antona breaks from the clinch.
Case throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Case doesn't manage to clinch there - Antona circles away.
A low kick from Case misses
and Antona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case is looking to chop away at Antona's legs.
Case looks to clinch
and Antona counters with a two punch combo.
Case throws out a loose jab but Antona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Case misses with a hook to the body
and Antona counters with a nice uppercut.
Antona slips under a jab from Case.
Case tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Antona counters with a leg kick.
Antona scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters circling - Case throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Case throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antona.
Case misses with the combination.
Antona with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case moves out of range of the body kick.
Antona misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Case misses the target.
Antona misses with a leg kick
and Case counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antona misses with a low kick.
Case throws a leg kick
and Antona counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antona cracks the inside of Case's front leg.
Case tries to clinch but Antona moves away
and Antona counters with a head kick.
Case fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Antona looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aydine Antona dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Case throws a left and a right that both miss
and Antona counters with a straight right hand.
Case blocks a head kick by Antona.
Case stuffs the takedown.
Case misses with a jab to the body
and Antona counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Antona tries to stand but can't do so whilst Case controls his leg.
Antona has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Case works to full guard.
Case keeping full guard, as Antona tries to pass.
Antona has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Case is proving hard to escape from.
Case seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Antona stands and steps away. Case gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Antona misses with a jab to the body
and Case counters with a big head kick but Antona shrugs it off.
Case misses with a looping right.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antona attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Antona keeps Case at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Case counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Case lands a nice looking body shot.
Case scores with a shot to the body.
Case tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Antona makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Antona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Case misses
and Antona counters with a solid body kick.
Case throws a lazy head kick
and Antona counters with a nice body kick.
Antona lands a leg kick that knocks Case off balance momentarily.
Case goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case scores with a jab.
Antona is trying hard to land a takedown here. Case sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Case closes the distance looking to clinch
and Antona counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Antona lands a leg kick that knocks Case off balance momentarily.
Antona misses with an uppercut. Case saw that one coming.
Case has Antona up against the cage in a clinch.
Antona breaks the clinch.
Case throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Antona on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Case misses the target.
Case throws a looping overhand right but Antona ducks down to avoid it.
Case takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Antona misses with a body kick.
Antona lands a slapping body shot.
Antona throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Antona works the jab nicely.
Case misses with a jab to the body
and Antona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antona tries to work over Case's front leg with a kick but Case checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aydine Antona dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Case fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Antona lands a leg kick that knocks Case off balance momentarily.
Case closes the distance but Antona moves to the side
and Antona counters with a thumping low kick.
Antona tries to score with a low kick but Case moves his leg out of the way.
Antona throws a head kick but Case moves out of range.
Case looks to clinch
and Antona counters with a good, hard body kick but Case shrugs it off.
Antona goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick by Case misses
and Antona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antona throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona throws a head kick but Case moves out of range.
Antona throws a leg kick but Case sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Antona thows a left - swing and a miss!
Case misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Case ducks under a wild hook from Antona.
Case ducks under a wild hook from Antona.
Case misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Antona makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Antona.
Case takes the fight into the clinch.
Case has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Antona.
Case is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Antona working hard to break the clinch.
Case throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Case struggles to land a body shot inside as Antona controls his hands.
Case throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Antona wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Case keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Antona.
Case scores with the left hand. Antona knows he should have avoided that one.
Case tries to clinch but Antona moves away
and Antona counters with a stiff right hand.
Case staying out of range there.
Case rushes Antona and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Antona tries to circle away but Case has him pinned against the cage.
Antona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Case misses with a hook. Antona ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Case throws out the jab.
Case wants to clinch but Antona slips to the side
and Antona counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Case wants to get back to full guard.
Antona stands up from half guard.
Antona circles away from the clinch attempt
and Antona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antona throws a combination that misses
and Case counters with a stiff right hand.
Antona lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antona shoots in for a double leg but Case sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Case tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Antona counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Case is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Antona throws a low kick but Case avoids it.
Antona slips a straight right by Case.
Antona throws a shot to the body.
Case misses with a series of wild punches.
Antona throws a head kick that misses
and Case counters with a straight right hand.
Just Case is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Case rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aydine Antona clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Case lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Case avoids the body shot from Antona.
Case tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Antona counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Case lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Case closes the distance but Antona moves to the side
and Antona counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Case avoids the head kick by Antona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona slips a straight right by Case.
Case tries a head kick but it misses.
Antona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Case.
Antona lands a really nice looking cross but Case seems unphased.
Case's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Antona swats away the attempt to clinch by Case.
Case takes a kick to the side of the head.
Case doesn't manage to clinch there - Antona circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Antona.
Case fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice defenses there by Antona.
Case lands a two punch combo.
Case lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Case. Antona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Case doesn't manage to clinch there - Antona circles away.
Case throws a hook but Antona blocks it.
Antona wants to land a leg kick but Case is out of range.
Case clinches but Antona breaks the clinch
and Antona counters with a head kick.
Case misses with a double jab
and Antona counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antona.
Case wants to clinch
and Antona counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice jab there from Case.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Antona.
Case throws a right hand that Antona ducks under and follows up with a left that Antona also avoids with ease.
Case darts in trying to clinch
and Antona counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Case lands a body shot.
Antona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antona throws a low kick but Case avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Case. That snapped Antona's head back.
Antona throws a leg kick that misses.
Case throws an overhand right that lands on Antona's shoulder, as Antona tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case closes the distance looking to clinch
and Antona counters with a good low kick that Case was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aydine Antona had his way with Just Case in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Case tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Antona finds it's way through Case's defenses.
Case missing with a left hand there. Antona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Case tries to clinch up
and Antona counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Case thinking.
Antona fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case throws a lazy head kick
and Antona counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Case tries to clinch up
and Antona counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case tries to clinch up
and Antona counters with a straight right hand.
Case throws a lazy right hand but Antona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Case.
Case gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Antona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Case closes the distance looking to clinch
and Antona counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A low kick from Antona misses
and Case counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Case swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Antona counters with a nice low kick that buckles Case's knee momentarily.
Case tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Antona counters with a nice body kick.
Case tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Antona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Antona on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Case closes the distance looking to clinch
and Antona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Case smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Case tries to clinch
and Antona counters with a nice uppercut.
Case tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Antona counter with a right hand.
Case darts in trying to clinch
and Antona counters with a head kick.
Aydine Antona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antona lands a head kick. Case smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Just Case has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Case checks the leg kick.
Antona scores with a nice right hand.
Antona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Case.
Case uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antona.
Case wants to clinch
and Antona counters with a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case looks to clinch
and Antona counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aydine Antona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antona, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aydine Antona!
Aydine Antona is the new featherweight champion!
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hype
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