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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burdyalov comes to the cage accompanied by To The Metal. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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206 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antoni Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdyalov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burdyalov 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.
Burdyalov looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
Burdyalov misses with a two punch combination.
Burdyalov scores with a hook.
It looks like Antoni Kristofer Hong has been cut.
Burdyalov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burdyalov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burdyalov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Burdyalov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burdyalov throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burdyalov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hong. Hong obviously looking to wear him down.
Burdyalov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burdyalov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
Burdyalov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong dodges the punch combination from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burdyalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Hong misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov tries to move into range but Hong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burdyalov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burdyalov throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burdyalov drops his hands momentarily and Hong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burdyalov moves out of range of the strikes.
Burdyalov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Burdyalov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Burdyalov misses with a looping right.
Burdyalov slips under a jab from Hong.
Burdyalov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burdyalov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burdyalov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burdyalov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burdyalov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hong is out of range.
Burdyalov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hong slips a straight right by Burdyalov.
Hong connects with an inside leg kick.
Nikolay Burdyalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Burdyalov blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Burdyalov misses the target.
Burdyalov throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hong throws a head kick that misses.
Burdyalov throws a head kick that misses
and Hong counters with a solid body kick.
Hong tries to work over Burdyalov's front leg with a kick but Burdyalov checks it.
Burdyalov digs a good body shot into Hong's ribs.
Nikolay Burdyalov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burdyalov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burdyalov walks into a stiff left hand from Hong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burdyalov.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hong.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Burdyalov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Hong cracks Burdyalov with an open hand slap.
Burdyalov is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Hong.
Oh Burdyalov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Burdyalov cracks Hong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burdyalov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burdyalov seems to have got his legs back now.
Hong feints and then cracks Burdyalov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burdyalov down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong throws out a loose jab but Burdyalov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burdyalov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Burdyalov's leg but Burdyalov calmly moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdyalov takes one on the button.
Hong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hong lands a really nice looking cross but Burdyalov seems unphased.
Hong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burdyalov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Burdyalov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burdyalov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Burdyalov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Burdyalov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burdyalov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burdyalov misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Burdyalov misses.
Hong avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burdyalov moves out of range of the leg kick from Hong.
Hong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burdyalov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burdyalov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burdyalov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Kristofer Hong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Burdyalov throws a series of punches but Hong moves out of range.
Burdyalov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hong checks it well.
Hong scores with a jab to the head.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burdyalov.
Hong avoids the head kick by Burdyalov.
Hong looks to land a right hand but Burdyalov moved out of range.
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burdyalov. That did some damage!
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Hong coming out on top.
Burdyalov misses with a series of wild punches.
Burdyalov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burdyalov falls off balance throwing a combination
so Hong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hong is aware though and is defending well.
Hong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hong trying to control the position from guard on top but Burdyalov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Burdyalov wants to get back to his feet but Hong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burdyalov looking for a sweep. Not yet Burdyalov, not yet.
Hong lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hong looking to pass the guard.
Hong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hong is looking to work some ground and pound but Burdyalov has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hong slips under a jab.
And Hong responds with a good body kick, but Burdyalov manages to step out the way in time.
Hong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burdyalov lands a jab to the head.
Hong looks to land a left hand but Burdyalov moved out of range nicely.
Burdyalov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burdyalov misses with a double jab.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burdyalov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hong.
Burdyalov takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throwing a counter right hand but Hong manages to avoid it.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hong.
Hong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burdyalov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burdyalov misses with a two punch combination.
Antoni Kristofer Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Hong throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Burdyalov is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antoni Kristofer Hong!
Antoni Kristofer Hong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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