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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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141 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoni Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws a leg kick
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks a body shot from Hong.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Hong blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hong blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Hong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Hong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Hong lands a shot to the body.
Smith blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Smith 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.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Hong won't want to take too many of those.
Hong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hong misses with some punches.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Hong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Hong.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Smith.
It looks like Antoni Hong has been cut.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Hong in his tracks for a moment.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hong is defending well for now.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hong is defending well for now.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Hong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Hong.
Hong looking to slow down the pace here.
Hong is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hong has his back to the cage.
Hong can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Hong avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Hong blocks with his arms.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong misses with some punches.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Hong tries to tie him up.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hong avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoni Hong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith shapes to counter with a head kick.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Hong gets a clinch.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hong blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Matt Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Hong working aggressively here.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hong leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Hong.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Hong.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hong circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith thumps Hong with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Antoni Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong throws a counter high kick but Smith was just alert enough to avoid it.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Hong pushes him away.
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
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 blocks the elbow strike.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Hong working aggressively here.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Hong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hong has his back to the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Hong is blocking nicely.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hong blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Hong blocks it.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Hong is blocking nicely.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hong is defending well for now.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
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 tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Hong gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Hong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Antoni Hong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hong, right into the meat.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong lands with a good body shot.
Hong swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Hong takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith forces Hong back against the cage and clinches.
Hong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Hong tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith tries to stall but Hong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Hong blocks it.
Hong lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Hong scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Antoni Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hong trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith stalls.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hong blocks it with crossed arms.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong lands with a light punch inside.
Hong avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Hong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Smith tries to counter by closing the distance.
Smith wants to clinch up but Hong keeps it at a distance.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Hong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.
Hong clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Hong blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Hong.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Hong avoids the damage to the body.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antoni Hong.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Smith!
Matt Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Arcticus University: London, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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