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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodgers Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Antonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rodgers Owen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ruslan Antonov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Antonov misses its intended target.
Owen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Owen pushes Antonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Owen prevents Antonov from breaking the clinch.
Antonov can't break the clinch.
Owen keeps control of Antonov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Antonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Owen.
Antonov tries to work over Owen's front leg with a kick but Owen checks it.
Owen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antonov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Owen throws out a powerful jab.
Owen takes a swing at Antonov's ribcage but misses.
Antonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Owen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Owen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antonov works Owen's body with a nice hook.
Antonov misses the shot to the body.
Antonov checks the leg kick.
Antonov looks to land a body kick but Owen moved away.
Owen throwing a counter right hand but Antonov manages to avoid it.
Owen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antonov.
Antonov throws the left hand but Owen avoids the punch easily.
Owen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Antonov avoids it.
Owen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Antonov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Owen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Antonov scores with a hook.
Antonov throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonov lands a nice looking body shot.
Antonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Owen throws a hook to the side of Antonov's head but Antonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antonov throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Antonov misses the target.
Owen blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Antonov. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owen misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Antonov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Antonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Owen with a jab.
Owen throws out a leg kick but Antonov moves out of range and Owen only half commits.
Antonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Owen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonov throws a lazy right hand but Owen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Owen swings for the body but Antonov moves out of range.
Antonov avoids the body shot from Owen.
Antonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antonov throws a right and a left that Owen avoids nicely.
Antonov throws a shot from downtown. Owen moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Owen misses.
Antonov lands a body shot.
Antonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Owen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Antonov tries to bum rush Owen with a series of wild strikes but Owen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Owen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen slips a jab and a cross from Antonov.
Owen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Antonov does it's job there.
Antonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Antonov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Owen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Antonov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antonov throws a head kick that misses.
Owen works the jab nicely.
Owen tests Antonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Antonov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Antonov swats away the attempt to clinch by Owen.
Antonov throws a hook but Owen blocks it.
Antonov stalks Owen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Owen's face. Owen staggers backwards, shaken.
Owen slips a jab and a cross from Antonov.
A good leg kick by Owen.
Antonov misses with a looping right.
Antonov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Owen on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Owen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Antonov connects with a looping right hand.
Antonov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen throws a chopping leg kick but Antonov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Antonov throws a counter combo.
Owen rushes Antonov and presses him up against the cage.
Antonov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Antonov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Owen.
Antonov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Owen throws a punch but it's blocked by Antonov.
Antonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Owen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Owen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonov wants to land a leg kick but Owen is out of range.
Owen slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Antonov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Antonov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Antonov throws a head kick that Owen semi-blocks.
Antonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Owen.
Owen thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Antonov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Owen moves out of range of the strikes.
Owen is looking to counter punch.
Antonov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Owen doesn't seem bothered though.
Antonov connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antonov misses with a looping right.
Owen needs to keep his hands up - Antonov had a free shot at his head there.
Antonov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Owen's hands.
Owen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Antonov.
Ruslan Antonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Antonov.
Ruslan Antonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owen scores with a nice right hand.
Antonov misses with a hook. Owen ducked under it nicely.
Antonov stuns Owen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Owen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Owen backing away here, and Antonov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Owen lands a jab to Antonov's midsection.
Owen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Antonov unleashes a big counter combination but Owen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Antonov misses the shot to the body.
Owen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Owen connects with a leg kick. Antonov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Antonov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Owen slips a jab from Antonov.
Antonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Owen is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonov misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Owen misses the target.
Owen avoids the head kick by Antonov.
Owen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Antonov manages to circle out of the way.
Antonov misses with a few strikes there.
Owen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Antonov misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonov misses with a double jab.
Antonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Owen misses with a body kick.
Antonov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Owen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Owen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Antonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Owen misses with a head kick.
Owen slips under a jab from Antonov.
Owen throws a hook to the side of Antonov's head but Antonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Antonov misses its intended target.
Antonov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Antonov throws a body shot but no joy.
Antonov throws a jab when Owen was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen with a nice cross.
Owen is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Antonov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Antonov throws a hook but Owen avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Owen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Owen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Owen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Antonov's hands.
Owen slips a jab from Antonov.
Antonov tries to bum rush Owen with a series of wild strikes but Owen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antonov avoids the body shot from Owen.
Antonov feints a counter leg kick.
Owen misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Antonov! But no joy.
Owen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Antonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Owen circles away quickly and effectively.
A quick step to the side and Owen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen throws a lazy right hand but Antonov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antonov avoids the body shot from Owen.
Owen throws a hook to the side of Antonov's head but Antonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Owen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antonov.
A swing and a miss from Owen.
Owen scores with a sloppy right hand. Antonov should have avoided that one.
Antonov with a jab.
Owen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen dodges the punch combination from Antonov.
Owen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen takes one to the chin there.
Owen moves out of range as Antonov strikes.
Donk. Antonov catches Owen right on the button with a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Owen.
Antonov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Owen misses with a combination
and Antonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Owen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Antonov checks a leg kick.
Antonov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Antonov misses with a straight right.
Owen looks to score with a jab to the body but Antonov is just out of range.
Owen connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Owen.
Owen moves in looking to clinch but Antonov pushes him off.
Antonov misses with a wild body shot.
Antonov tries to bum rush Owen with a series of wild strikes but Owen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antonov throws a body punch but Owen moves out of range.
Antonov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Owen's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Antonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Owen moves out of range of the strikes.
Owen checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Antonov really 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.
The fighters circling - Antonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antonov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antonov. Owen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Antonov does it's job there.
Antonov fakes the leg kick and cracks Owen in the body.
Owen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Antonov's head.
It looks like Ruslan Antonov has been cut.
Owen throws the kick towards the body but Antonov avoids it.
Antonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owen.
Antonov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Owen can pounce on him.
Antonov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Antonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Owen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonov throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Owen looks for the body kick but Antonov saw that one coming.
Antonov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A swing and a miss from Owen.
Antonov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Owen with a body shot.
Owen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Owen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Owen.
Owen tries to land a front kick but Antonov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Owen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antonov.
It seemed like Antonov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Owen.
Owen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Antonov backs up against the cage.
Antonov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonov misses with a series of wild punches.
Owen throws a leg kick that misses.
Antonov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owen misses with a wild body shot.
Antonov defending well as Owen loads up on a big left hand.
Owen slips a straight right by Antonov.
Owen lands a slapping body shot.
Antonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Antonov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Antonov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonov moves away from the strike by Owen.
A bone on bone clash there as Owen blocks the leg kick.
Owen misses with a right hand
and Antonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Antonov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Antonov defending well as Owen loads up on a big left hand.
Antonov misses with a combination
and Owen counters with a straight right hand.
Owen throws a body shot but no joy.
Antonov counters with a body kick.
Owen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Antonov misses.
Antonov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Owen's sensitive parts.
Owen lands with an uppercut that bounces Antonov off the cage and back into range.
Antonov throws a head kick that misses.
Antonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Owen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antonov throws out the jab.
Owen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antonov manages to avoid it.
Owen looks to land a left hand but Antonov moved out of range nicely.
Antonov throws a looping overhand right but Owen ducks down to avoid it.
Antonov misses with a body punch
and Owen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rodgers Owen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Antonov's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Owen misses with a looping right.
Owen looks to land a left hand but Antonov moved out of range nicely.
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch but Antonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Owen misses its intended target.
Owen misses with a straight right.
Antonov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Owen misses the jab.
Antonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonov moves out of range of the strikes.
Owen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Owen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Owen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Antonov takes a swing at Owen's ribcage but misses.
Owen throws a lazy body kick
and Antonov counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Owen loads up on a big right hand but Antonov slips the punch.
Antonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Owen is just out of range.
It looked like Owen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Owen is looking to chop away at Antonov's legs.
Antonov lands with a shot to the body.
Antonov digs a good hook to Owen's body.
Antonov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Owens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Owen throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antonov. Owen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Owen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonov throws out a counter right but Owen avoids it with no problem.
Antonov scores with a three punch combo!
Owen forces Antonov back against the cage and clinches.
Antonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antonov tries to break free but Owen pushes him back against the cage.
Owen lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Owen has him pressed against the cage.
Owen misses with a punch on the inside.
Owen lands a hook that snaps the head of Antonov backwards.
Owen has a couple of punches blocked by Antonov.
Owen can't find room to land a body shot as Antonov controls the action.
Owen has Antonov pressed against the cage, preventing Antonov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Owen fails to land.
Owen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Owen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antonov's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Antonov misses its intended target.
Owen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Owen looks to land a combination. Antonov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ruslan Antonov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Owen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Owen misses with a low kick.
Antonov throws a counter combo.
Antonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Owen.
Owen staying out of range there.
Owen is looking to counter with head kicks.
Antonov scores with a three punch combo!
Antonov lands with a right hand.
A jab from Owen misses.
Antonov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Antonov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Antonov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Owen momentarily.
Rodgers Owen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Owen misses.
Antonov misses with a leg kick.
Antonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owen was well out of range. Poor timing from Antonov.
Antonov cracks Owen with a good jab.
Antonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owen was well out of range. Poor timing from Antonov.
A punch combination from Antonov misses.
Owen throws a head kick but Antonov moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Antonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Antonov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 46:49
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 46:49
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Antonov!
Ruslan Antonov is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Ruslan Antonov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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