|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afro Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
|
|
|
173 cm
28
196 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
|
185 cm
29
190 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hong! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afro Ninja! The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ninja takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ninja connects with an inside leg kick. Hong throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Ninja moves into the clinch. Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ninja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hong misses with a body punch.
Hong working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hong lands an uppercut. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Hong cracks Ninja with a nice body shot. Hong lands on the inside with an uppercut. Ninja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong misses with some punches.
Hong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ninja backwards. Ninja throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong. Ninja blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land. Ninja working aggressively here.
Hong lands an uppercut. Ninja tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Ninja.
Ninja can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Ninja pulls guard. Ninja is adopting a defensive guard. Ninja is trying to control the position but Hong postures up. Ninja wants to sweep but no luck. Hong stays in close to Ninja's body and controls the position. Ninja not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Afro Ninja has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Hong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Afro Ninja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ninja tries to land a front kick but Hong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ninja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ninja chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ninja moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ninja feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down. Good standup being displayed there by Ninja as he connects with a hook. A jab from Ninja finds it's way through Hong's defenses. Ninja misses with a body kick. Ninja lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hong backs up against the cage.
It looks like Antonio Hong has been cut. Ninja moves out of range as Hong strikes. Ninja throws a chopping leg kick but Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Hong ducks under a wild hook from Ninja. Ninja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Ninja throws a head kick that half lands.
Hong cracks the inside of Ninja's front leg. Ninja lands with an overhand left. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ninja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Hong misses with a wild body shot. Hong ducks under a wild hook from Ninja. Hong delivers a nice body kick. Ninja throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hong checks a low kick from Ninja.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hong throws a big shot that misses. Ninja throws a body kick that misses. Ninja looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range. Ninja misses with a body shot.
Ninja throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong. Ninja scores with a leg kick.
Ninja misses with a double jab.
Hong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. No luck for Ninja with that takedown attempt. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hong tries to close the distance and clinch but Ninja swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hong misses with a low kick.
Ninja swings away with a leg kick that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Hong will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Antonio Hong's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Hong misses with a body kick. Ninja lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Hong. Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ninja scores with a kick to the midsection. Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ninja moves into range and connects with a jab. Hong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong avoids a low kick by using good footwork. A leg kick checked by Ninja. Ninja has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Ninja scores with a push kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A nice inside leg kick there by Ninja. That's going to slow Hong down. Ninja scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ninja looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming. Ninja jabs Hong right on the nose. Hong blinks but takes it well.
Hong is rocked! Ninja connects with a stiff jab that staggers Hong - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Afro Ninja! Afro Ninja is the new middleweight champion! Afro Ninja really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|