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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago has chosen The Rza - Samurai Showdown as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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179 cm
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164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoni Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Hong.
Santiago shoots in but Hong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Hong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Santiago scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hong in his tracks.
Santiago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hong connects with a looping right hand.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt
and Hong counters with a straight right hand.
Santiago is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago lands a jab to the nose.
Hong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santiago. Santiago obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago scores with a head kick. Hong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hong works Santiago's body with a nice hook.
Hong slips a jab and a cross from Santiago.
Santiago thuds his shin into the meat of Hong's side.
We've been informed that Santiago 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.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Santiago.
A little feinted left hand from Hong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong tries a low kick but Santiago avoids it.
Santiago looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Santiago.
Hong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santiago in his tracks.
Santiago throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Santiago dives in for a single leg takedown but Hong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Antoni Hong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Santiago.
That kick from Hong tenderised Santiago's leg. Santiago is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hong connects with a body shot that sends Santiago's belly button to the back.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Hong pushes him off.
Hong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hong scores with a decent looking hook.
Santiago misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Hong.
Antoni Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santiago.
Hong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong connects with a crisp jab.
Santiago is still on wobbly legs! Can Hong finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands with a right hand.
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago scores with the left hand. Hong knows he should have avoided that one.
Santiago seems to have recovered his senses.
Santiago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santiago.
Santiago shoots in and drives through. Hong sprawls well.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Santiago throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santiago fails to land the takedown.
Hong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Santiago looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Hong's head coaches at Mandirigmang Pilipino that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santiago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santiago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santiago misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
Santiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santiago checks a low kick from Hong.
Hong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santiago on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hong. Hong obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago lands a really nice looking cross but Hong seems unphased.
Santiago on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hong lands a leg kick that knocks Santiago off balance momentarily.
Hong takes one to the chin there.
Santiago misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Santiago.
Santiago checks a leg kick nicely.
Hong throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Santiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago scores with a decent looking hook.
Hong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Santiago's front leg but catches the back leg as Santiago tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago slips a straight right by Hong.
Hong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santiago.
Santiago throws a leg kick that misses.
Santiago swings widly with a right hand
and Hong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hong misses with the combination.
Santiago misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong counters with an outside leg kick.
Santiago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hong moves out of range as Santiago strikes.
Santiago moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hong throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Hong tries to land a leg kick but Santiago saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Hong dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Santiago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Antoni Hong is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Santiago misses its intended target.
It looked like Hong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santiago.
Santiago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hong.
Santiago tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong lands with a shot to the body.
Hong swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Santiago tries to land a body kick
enabling Hong to counter with a crisp jab.
Hong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santiago blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago misses with a hook.
Santiago takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santiago misses with a right hand
and Hong counters with a nice kick to the body.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Santiago misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
Santiago is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Hong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santiago.
Santiago throws a head kick that Hong semi-blocks.
Santiago takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santiago doesn't seem bothered though.
Santiago fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
A head kick misses from Santiago.
Hong quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santiago checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Santiago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Hong misses its target.
Hong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around?
Santiago throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Santiago was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santiago ducks right into an uppercut from Hong.
Santiago's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Santiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.
Santiago throws a fast counter high kick but Hong manages to duck under it in time.
Santiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.
Hong backing away here, and Santiago unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Santiago checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hong, right into the meat.
Santiago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Santiago misses with an uppercut
letting Hong counter with a right hand.
Hong lands a nice looking body shot.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santiago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santiago.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santiago.
Hong misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santiago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hong works Santiago's body with a nice hook.
Santiago shoots in and drives through. Hong sprawls well.
Jose Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Santiago misses
letting Hong counter with a right hand.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hong tried to counter with a leg kick but Santiago avoided it.
Santiago throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hong.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Santiago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santiago on the side of the head.
Hong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santiago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santiago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hong is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hong misses the target.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
Santiago throws a lazy uppercut
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hong takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hong feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Santiago sprawling to the canvas! Santiago rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hong finish him?!
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Hong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santiago's calf.
Hong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santiago throws a hook to the side of Hong's head but Hong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hong ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Santiago out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antoni Hong!
A very excited looking Antoni Hong rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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