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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosen Strasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosen Strasser will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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159 lbs
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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
65 - 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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rosen Strasser!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strasser throws a front kick aimed at Equinox's knee but Equinox avoids it well.
Strasser throws a leg kick but Equinox sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Equinox misses.
Strasser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Equinox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strasser cracks the inside of Equinox's front leg.
Strasser fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Equinox checks it well.
Equinox tries to counter by clinching up but Strasser breaks away and moves out of range.
Strasser looks for the body kick but Equinox saw that one coming.
Equinox fails to land with a series of punches.
Strasser keeps Equinox at a distance using the push kick.
Equinox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Equinox crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Strasser - the referee stops the clock and Equinox gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Strasser. Equinox manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Strasser feints and then cracks Equinox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Equinox down.
Strasser throws a poor cross that misses
and Equinox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strasser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox moves forwards but Strasser connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Strasser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strasser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strasser throws a leg kick but Equinox checks it.
Strasser clobbers Equinox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strasser stuns Equinox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Equinox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy left from Strasser finds it's target.
Strasser is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Equinox moves to clinch but Strasser breaks away
and Strasser counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strasser throws a lazy right hand but Equinox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Equinox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rosen Strasser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strasser blocks a jab.
Strasser swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox throws a sloppy head kick and Strasser moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Equinox.
Equinox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Strasser looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strasser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strasser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strasser.
A big left from Strasser misses.
Equinox throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Strasser stuns Equinox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strasser throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Strasser misses with a series of wild punches.
Equinox tries to counter by clinching up but Strasser breaks away and moves out of range.
Strasser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Equinox misses its target.
Equinox misses with a kick to the body.
Strasser lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasser paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strasser has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Strasser throws a leg kick which misses Equinox's front leg but catches the back leg as Equinox tries to avoid it.
Strasser throws a lazy head kick
and Equinox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Strasser misses with an uppercut
and Equinox counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Equinox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Equinox stops a takedown attempt from Strasser.
Strasser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strasser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short right from Equinox.
Strasser blocks an uppercut.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Equinox looking to slow down the pace here.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Strasser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Strasser.
Equinox slowing the pace effectively.
Strasser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox tries to throw a body punch but Strasser avoids it by throwing Equinox back against the cage.
Equinox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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 hook to the ribs.
Strasser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strasser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Equinox tries to clinch up but Strasser circles away and keeps his distance.
Strasser misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Strasser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strasser ducks under a wild hook from Equinox.
Strasser flicks out a counter leg kick but Equinox steps away.
Strasser misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosen Strasser dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strasser getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Strasser connects with a body shot.
Equinox avoids a kick to the body.
Strasser throws a body shot but no joy.
Strasser scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Equinox doesn't seem bothered though.
Strasser looks to throw the jab but Equinox is out of range.
Rosen Strasser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Equinox moves into the clinch successfully.
Strasser prevents a body shot from Equinox.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Strasser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strasser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Strasser.
Strasser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Equinox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Strasser throws out a leg kick but Equinox moves out of range and Strasser only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox clinches up with Strasser and pushes him back against the cage.
Strasser is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Strasser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strasser is looking to break free of the clinch but Equinox has double underhooks.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
Strasser lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strasser wants a takedown.
Equinox gets through Strasser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Equinox misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Equinox fails to land.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Equinox stops a takedown attempt from Strasser.
John Equinox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rosen Strasser.
A nice left hand lands by Equinox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Strasser.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strasser breaks the clinch.
Equinox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Rosen Strasser has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Strasser.
Strasser throws an off balance right hand
and Equinox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strasser is rocked!
Strasser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strasser is still on wobbly legs! Can Equinox finish him?
Strasser looks up at the clock. Bad move! Equinox lands a right hand from hell, dropping Strasser. Equinox pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Equinox!
After winning the bout, John Equinox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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