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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fantinaz Del Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Norte's entrance music is La Coka Nostra - Malverde Market. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
26 - 16 - 1 |
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172 cm
49
147 lbs
63 - 34 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fantinaz Del Norte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
63 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Equinox!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Norte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Equinox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Equinox closes the distance looking to clinch
and Del Norte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Norte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Del Norte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Equinox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Del Norte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Del Norte stalks Equinox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Equinox's face. Equinox staggers backwards, shaken.
Del Norte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Del Norte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Equinox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Equinox throws a head kick but Del Norte moves out of range.
Del Norte jabs Equinox right on the nose. Equinox blinks but takes it well.
Del Norte lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox moves out of range of the body kick.
Del Norte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Del Norte looks for a takedown but Equinox sprawls well.
Equinox tries to counter with a clinch but Del Norte shakes him off and moves away.
A punch combination from Equinox misses.
Del Norte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Equinox was well out of range. Poor timing from Del Norte.
Equinox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Norte throws out the jab.
Del Norte tries to land a front kick but Equinox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Del Norte lands with a good body shot.
Del Norte throws a jab but it's blocked by Equinox.
A combination from Del Norte does no damage.
Del Norte is looking to chop away at Equinox's legs.
Equinox throws out a counter right but Del Norte avoids it with no problem.
Del Norte throws a good cross that connects.
Equinox forces Del Norte back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Del Norte scores with a nice body kick.
Equinox clinches up with Del Norte and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Norte has a couple of punches blocked by Equinox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Del Norte.
Del Norte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Del Norte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Equinox.
Del Norte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Del Norte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Norte misses with a hook
and Equinox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Del Norte.
Del Norte lands a nice shot that snaps Equinox's head back.
Del Norte checks a low kick from Equinox.
Del Norte throws a lazy body kick
and Equinox counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Del Norte there.
Del Norte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Del Norte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Del Norte cracks Equinox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Del Norte misses with a few strikes there.
Equinox tries to counter by closing the distance.
Del Norte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Equinox as Del Norte shoots in.
Del Norte throws a nice looking combination but Equinox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Del Norte darts in looking for a takedown but Equinox gets double underhooks and turns Del Norte into the cage.
Equinox tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fantinaz Del Norte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Norte throws a body punch but Equinox moves out of range.
Equinox lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Equinox rushes Del Norte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Del Norte connects with a knee to the head.
Equinox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Del Norte backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Equinox scores with a shot to the side of Del Norte's head.
Del Norte gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Del Norte is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Equinox keeping moving, preventing Del Norte from controlling successfully.
Del Norte is really struggling to control Equinox but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Del Norte throws an elbow that misses. Equinox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Del Norte's guard. Nice move by Equinox!
Del Norte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Equinox defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fantinaz Del Norte 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.
Jab by Del Norte.
Del Norte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Equinox can do to turn this around?
Del Norte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Equinox's hands.
Del Norte bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Del Norte works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Del Norte goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Equinox rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Del Norte's guard! Nice work there by Equinox!
Del Norte 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.
Equinox wanted to stand there but Del Norte had control of the position.
Del Norte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Del Norte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Equinox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Del Norte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Equinox has managed to get both his arms back between Del Norte's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte wants to improve his position but instead Equinox has moved into half guard.
Equinox wants to control but Del Norte is keeping him busy.
Del Norte has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Equinox is working away from the top position though.
Equinox looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Equinox escapes and gets back to his feet.
Del Norte throws an off balance right hand
and Equinox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Del Norte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Equinox counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantinaz Del Norte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Norte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Equinox backs up against the cage.
Del Norte works the jab nicely.
Del Norte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Equinox to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox dodges the punch combination from Del Norte.
As Del Norte backs off Equinox throws a huge counter combo but Del Norte manages to avoid it all.
Equinox takes one on the button.
Fantinaz Del Norte is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Del Norte coming out on top.
Del Norte lands a head shot.
Equinox punishes Del Norte's body with a nice straight punch.
Del Norte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Del Norte stalks Equinox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Equinox's face. Equinox staggers backwards, shaken.
Del Norte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Equinox jabs Del Norte right on the nose. Del Norte blinks but takes it well.
Del Norte is rocked!
Del Norte keeps the fight on the outside.
Del Norte throwing a counter right hand but Equinox manages to avoid it.
Oh Del Norte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Del Norte throws a series of punches but Equinox avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox drops Del Norte with a naaaaasty hook - Del Norte is in real trouble here! Equinox dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Equinox!
During a confident post fight interview, John Equinox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Fantinaz Del Norte stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great job fucker, one hell of a fight :)'.
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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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