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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 cm
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139 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
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178 cm
31
144 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Milat! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoni Hong! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Milat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong. Hong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Hong misses with a looping right. Hong throws a series of punches but Milat avoids them all with ease. Milat lands a nice shot to the body.
Hong drops his hands momentarily and Milat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Milat connects with a single shot there. Milat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Milat throws a leg kick but Hong checks it. Milat throws a push kick but Hong slaps the foot to one side. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy. Milat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hong, pushing him back against the cage. Hong's coach down at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hong's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Milat lands a knee to the head.
Hong tries to circle away but Milat has him pinned against the cage. Hong blocks 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 tries to throw a body punch but Milat avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage. Milat being controlled against the cage. Hong gets through Milat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Milat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Milat 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. Milat lands an elbow that stopped Hong in his tracks for a moment. Milat tries to land knees in the clinch but Hong avoids the damage to the body. Milat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Milat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milat swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it. Milat pushes off an throws an elbow but Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Hong lands a shoulder strike. Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Milat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Milat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Milat tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Milat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milat misses with the head strike.
Hong misses with some punches.
Milat scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Milat tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Milat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Milat controls the action.
Milat misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Hong has Milat pushed against the cage. Milat blocks a body shot from Hong. Milat tries a knee to the head but Hong blocks it.
Milat lands with a short shot to the head. Milat misses with a body punch.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong throws a head punch that misses. A short right from Milat. Hong misses with a short punch on the inside. A right hook to the body lands for Hong.
Milat looking to throw knees to the head but Hong is blocking nicely.
Milat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Milat tries to land knees in the clinch but Hong avoids the damage to the body. Milat misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Milat. A shot in the inside from Hong. Milat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hong blocks it with crossed arms. Hong misses with a body punch.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Hong. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Hong prevents a body shot from Milat. Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milat's elbow. Hong lands a hook to the side of the head. A right handed body shot lands from Hong.
Hong stalling against the cage.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head. Milat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A battle for position here, against the cage. Hong lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Milat scores with a shoulder strike. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hong lands a left hand.
Hong stalling in the clinch.
Milat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milat. Milat landing knees to the head.
Milat can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Milat tries to land a knee to the head but Hong blocks with his arms.
Hong is stalling here.
Milat tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milat's elbow. Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Milat.
Milat scores with a nice hook to the head. Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Milat misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Milat dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hong tries to clinch there but Milat circles away.
Milat tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hong manages to circle out of the way. Milat tries to clinch but Hong moves out of range. Milat pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Milat misses with a head kick.
Ivan Milat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hong misses the shot to the body. Hong walks into a straight right hand from Milat. Milat scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Milat. That's going to slow Hong down. Hong moves out of range of the body kick from Milat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Milat 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 swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Milat. The fighters circling - Milat throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Milat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away. Milat with a body punch. A glancing blow. Milat scores with a nice strike. Milat misses with a right hand and Hong counters with an inside leg kick. Hong scores with a body shot.
Milat throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Milat misses the shot to the body. Milat just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Milat tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Milat misses and Hong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Milat is lucky that one didn't land flush. Hong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Milat scores with a punch to the head. Milat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hong fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Milat moves into the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong. Milat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Hong. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milat. Milat lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Milat throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong. Milat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A right handed body shot lands from Hong.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Milat throws a head punch that misses. Hong lands an uppercut. Milat misses with a knee to the head. Hong blocking some punches.
Hong lands a hook that snaps the head of Milat backwards. Hong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milat misses with a jab to the body
and Hong counters with a crisp one two that drops Milat! Hong thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Milat to his feet! Milat is in big trouble!
Milat is rocked! Hong cracks a nice hook into Milat's ribs. Oh Milat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! That kick from Hong tenderised Milat's leg. Milat is trying to keep his angry face on. Milat misses with a shot to the body and Hong counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antoni Hong! A very excited looking Antoni Hong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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70% |
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