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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Equinox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
66 - 36 - 1 |
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
66 - 36 - 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
56 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asher Lee!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Equinox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Equinox.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Equinox.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Equinox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Equinox has the dominant position.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Equinox working aggressively here.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Equinox lands a left hand.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee working aggressively here.
Equinox prevents a body shot from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Equinox.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Equinox uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Lee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Equinox lands a body shot.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Equinox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Equinox tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
Equinox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Equinox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox misses with a body punch.
Equinox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Equinox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Equinox keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Equinox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Equinox scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Equinox stalls.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Equinox lands a body punch.
Equinox working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Equinox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox slows down the pace here.
Equinox keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee prevents a body shot from Equinox.
Equinox stalling.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Equinox swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Equinox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Equinox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Equinox prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee tries a body shot but Equinox blocks it.
Equinox is stalling here.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Equinox throws a head punch that misses.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Equinox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Equinox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee letting Equinox take a breather here.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Equinox looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee catches Equinox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equinox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Equinox gets a clinch.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Equinox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Equinox has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Equinox throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Equinox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Equinox's head.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Equinox tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Equinox 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.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Equinox.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Equinox avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Equinox has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee blocking some punches.
Equinox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee blocking some punches.
Equinox is working Lee over against the cage.
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Equinox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Equinox misses with a punch on the inside.
John Equinox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equinox lands an uppercut.
Equinox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Equinox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Equinox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Equinox misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Equinox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Equinox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Equinox lands with a right to the head.
Lee is rocked!
A short uppercut from Equinox.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Equinox finish him?
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Equinox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox lands with a short shot to the head.
Equinox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Equinox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is trying to push Equinox away but Equinox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Equinox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Equinox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Equinox lands a big right hand that drops Lee! The killer instinct kicks in and Equinox finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Equinox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Equinox!
An out of breath John Equinox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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