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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Redmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aydine Antona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antona has chosen Laid to Rest by Lamb of God as his entrance music. Aydine Antona has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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170 cm
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156 lbs
31 - 22 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathan Redmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aydine Antona!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redmond lands a jab.
Redmond throws a nice looking combination but Antona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antona connects with an inside leg kick.
Redmond digs a good body shot into Antona's ribs.
Antona circles away from the clinch attempt
and Antona counters with a solid body kick.
Redmond moves out of range of the strikes.
Antona gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Redmond counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Redmond looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Antona wants to control the position but Redmond says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Antona is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Antona is looking to improve his position.
Antona is staying active underneath Redmond, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antona is looking to control Redmond's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Antona avoid being mounted?
Antona has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Warehouse. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nathan Redmond wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Redmond closes the distance and clinches.
Antona is trying to pull guard but Redmond turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Antona pulls guard effortlessly.
Antona keeping moving, preventing Redmond from controlling successfully.
Antona wants to stand up but Redmond is controlling him.
Redmond stands up over Antona, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Antona avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Antona escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Redmond gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Redmond has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antona has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Redmond off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Aydine Antona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redmond tries to close the distance and clinch but Antona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redmond tries to clinch but Antona moves out of range.
Redmond tries to bum rush Antona with a series of wild strikes but Antona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antona misses the jab.
Redmond clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redmond misses with a knee to the head.
Redmond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Antona is defending well for now.
Antona jumps guard.
Redmond won't allow Antona to sweep him here.
Redmond with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redmond trying to control but Antona is working from the bottom.
Redmond works over Antona with some ground and pound from guard.
Redmond wants to pass the guard but Antona is keeping the position.
Redmond throws a big right hand that misses.
Redmond wants to control from the top but Antona keeps moving.
Redmond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Redmond missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Redmond is looking to work some ground and pound but Antona has wrist control.
Redmond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Redmond postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redmond trying to control but Antona is working from the bottom.
Redmond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redmond postures up.
Antona seems keen to control Redmond's posture.
Antona keeping full guard, as Redmond tries to pass.
Antona tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redmond trying to control the position from guard on top but Antona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Redmond dives in for a single leg takedown but Antona sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antona lands a hook that snaps the head of Redmond backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Antona jumps into guard, dragging Redmond to the mat.
Redmond looking to sit in guard and control but Antona gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Redmond dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Redmond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redmond 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.
Redmond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Antona throws a jab when Redmond was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Redmond.
Redmond tries for a takedown but Antona sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Redmond is looking to clinch but Antona is avoiding it.
Redmond tries for a takedown but Antona sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Redmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antona throws a hook but Redmond avoids it easily.
Redmond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Redmond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Antona.
Redmond throws a hook but Antona blocks it.
Antona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antona lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Nathan Redmond has been cut.
Antona connects with a solid leg kick.
Redmond misses with a left hand
and Antona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redmond is rocked!
Redmond leaves his chin hanging out and Antona seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Redmond crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aydine Antona!
Our winner, Aydine Antona, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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