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Event:
Ascension 0329
Date: Mar 29, 2017 |
#R1#
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Hong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Markovic lands a front kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Markovic.
Markovic lands a front kick.
A shot to the liver by Markovic. Beautiful body shot.
A lazy body kick from Markovic
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Markovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hong.
Markovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hong on the side of the head.
Markovic misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Markovic throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.#CL#
Hong closes the distance and clinches.
Hong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hong is trying to stall.
Markovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
Markovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Markovic 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.
Markovic keeps control of Hong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Markovic - that landed with a thud.
Markovic working aggressively here.
Markovic cracks Hong with a nice body shot.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Markovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Markovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Markovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Markovic throws a head punch that misses.
Markovic blocks a body shot from Hong.
Markovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Markovic misses with some punches.
Hong presses Markovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T2#
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Markovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong slowing the pace effectively.
Markovic lands a right hand.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong tries a body shot but Markovic blocks it.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong is leaning against Markovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2#
Markovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Jab by Markovic.
Hong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hong connects with a single shot there.
Zoran Markovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good standup being displayed there by Hong as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Hong throws a quick counter kick to the body but Markovic avoids it.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Markovic.
It looked like Hong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Markovic.
Hong shoots in looking for a takedown. Markovic tries to sprawl out of it but Hong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Markovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Markovic.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Markovic's leg but Markovic calmly moves out of range.
Markovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T4#
Markovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Markovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markovic looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Hong works the jab nicely.
Markovic throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Hong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Markovic sprawls and moves away.
Hong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Markovic can pounce on him.
Hong misses with a straight left.
Hong tried to score with a low kick but Markovic checks it.
Markovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong misses with a hook. Markovic ducked under it nicely.
Markovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hong looks to land a body kick but Markovic moved away.
Markovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Markovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Hong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Markovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A cross from Markovic lands.
Markovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Markovic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Markovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hong. Hong gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Markovic.
Hong staying out of range there.
Markovic misses with a body kick.
Hong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic throws an off balance right hand
and Hong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hong takes a swing at Markovic's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Markovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Markovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Markovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic is looking to land body kicks.
Markovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hong.
Markovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong takes one on the button.
Zoran Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markovic feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Markovic misses with a body shot
and Hong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Markovic is predictable there
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong tried to counter with a leg kick but Markovic avoided it.
Markovic thows a leg kick but Hong checks it
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
Markovic tries to score with a low kick but Hong moves his leg out of the way.
Markovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong thuds his right hand into Markovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Markovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Markovic's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Markovic.#T2#
Markovic throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.
Markovic throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
Hong throws a solid leg kick but Markovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hong.#CL#
Hong closes the distance and clinches.
Hong lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Markovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Markovic.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Markovic.
Markovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Markovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Markovic.
Hong is leaning against Markovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Markovic tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong. #T3#
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Hong tries a body shot but Markovic blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hong misses with some punches.
Markovic prevents a body shot from Hong.
Hong blocking some punches.
Markovic throws a head punch that misses.
Markovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
Markovic is looking to control Hong's arms but Hong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Markovic has his back to the cage.
Markovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Markovic.
#BC2#
Markovic breaks from the clinch.
Hong cracks Markovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Markovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zoran Markovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Markovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Hong's head.
Hong misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Markovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Markovic looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Hong misses with a left hand
and Markovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Markovic throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Markovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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!
Markovic misses with a hook. Hong ducked under it nicely.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Markovic delivers a nice body kick.
Markovic 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.
Markovic punishes Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong tries for a takedown but Markovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Markovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Markovic scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Markovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A left lands for Markovic.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Hong moves out of range of the leg kick from Markovic.
It looked like Hong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hong throws a head kick that misses.
Hong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Markovic can pounce on him.
Markovic works the jab nicely.
Markovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Markovic misses with a kick to the body.
Markovic lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong misses the jab.
Markovic misses with a kick to the body.
Markovic lands with a nice body kick.
Hong misses with a hook
and Markovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T1#
Markovic slips under a jab from Hong.
Markovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Markovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Markovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Markovic throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong scores with the left hand. Markovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Markovic throws a push kick but Hong slaps the foot to one side.
Hong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Markovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong motions for Markovic to come forward. Hong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Markovic lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
Hong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Markovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Hong off the cage and back into range.
Markovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Markovic.
Hong is looking for a counter combo.
Antoni Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Markovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Markovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Hong misses the jab.
Hong checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Markovic blocks the low kick.
Markovic misses with a leg kick
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Markovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hong jabs at Markovic's body.
Markovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Markovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Markovic throws a nice outside leg kick. #T3#
Markovic throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hong to counter with a crisp jab.
Hong throws a nice looking combination but Markovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Markovic cracks Hong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Markovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Markovic lands a jab.
Hong ducks right into an uppercut from Markovic.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong walks into a straight right hand from Markovic.
Markovic lands with a nice body punch.
Markovic thows a leg kick but Hong checks it
and Hong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Markovic gets tackled into the cage by Hong. Hong maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Markovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Markovic - that landed with a thud.
Markovic has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
A body shot lands from Hong.
Hong lands with a left to the head.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Markovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Markovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Markovic.
Markovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoran Markovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Markovic working aggressively here.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Markovic controls the action.
Hong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Markovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Markovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Markovic!
Zoran Markovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Ascension 0301
Date: Mar 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong throws out a counter right but Jokinen avoids it with no problem.
Hong has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jokinen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hong.
Hong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ori Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen with a poor takedown
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T1#
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Jokinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Hong counters with a thumping low kick.
Hong scores with a nice strike.
Hong digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
Hong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jokinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hong circles away.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen throwing a counter right hand but Hong manages to avoid it.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Hong moves out of range.
Hong is looking to clinch. #T2#
Jokinen tries to land a body kick
and Hong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hong's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen shoots for a double leg takedown but Hong sprawls well. He's pushed Jokinen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ori Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hong lands with an overhand left.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
Hong thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen.#KD2#
Hong lands a big head kick that sends Jokinen tumbling to the mat! Hong takes a step backwards and waves Jokinen back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Jokinen is rocked!
Hong delivers a nice body kick.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD2#
Hong is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Jokinen is in big trouble! Hong is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Jokinen. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). 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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Event:
EPL 11 Playoffs Round 2
Date: Feb 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Dall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dall connects with a leg kick. Hong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bastyn Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dall's head.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong staying out of range there.
Hong feints a counter leg kick.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Dall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dall connects with a leg kick. Hong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dall cracks the inside of Hong's front leg.
Dall throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Dall keeps the fight on the outside.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Dall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#T1#
Dall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Hong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dall. That did some damage!
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dall throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
Hong moves out of range of the leg kick from Dall.
A shot to the liver by Dall. Beautiful body shot.
Dall throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range. #CL2#
Hong has managed to clinch.
Dall working aggressively here.
#T2#
Hong lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Dall manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall connects with a body shot that sends Hong's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Hong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall doesn't seem phased though.
Dall misses with a double jab.
Dall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
Hong steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Dall throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Dall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dall.
#T3#
Dall misses with a leg kick.
That kick from Hong tenderised Dall's leg. Dall is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dall.
Dall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hong throws a shot to the body.
Hong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dall throws a poor cross that misses
and Hong counters with a straight right hand.
Dall thumps Hong with a low kick.
Dall lands a jab.
Hong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dall.
Dall misses with a hook to the body
and Hong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dall throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
Dall misses with a looping right.
Dall walks into a jab.
Hong throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Dall tries to counter with a takedown but Hong is quick to defend against it.
Dall lunges at Hong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hong's hand.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Dall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hong's knee momentarily.
Dall looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Dall misses with the body kick
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastyn Dall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Dall lands a jab to the head.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Dall feinted with a counter takedown.
Dall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hong connects with a jab.
Dall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Hong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hong scores with a hook.
Hong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall swats away the attempt to clinch by Hong.
A low kick from Dall is predictable there
and Hong counters with a nice uppercut.
Hong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
Dall throws a leg kick
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
Hong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dall lands with a hook. Hong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dall.
Dall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A low kick from Hong misses #TD#
and Dall counters with a single leg into guard. Hong didn't expect that.
Hong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong content to control rather than advance.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Hong has control of the leg. #T2#
The fighters are battling for position here. Dall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hong wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Hong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T3##SUB#
Dall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Dall has an active guard here but Hong has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall manages to get to full guard.
Dall wants to hit a switch here but Hong passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dall there! #T4#
Hong controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bastyn Dall will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
A big right from Dall misses.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Dall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dall thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
A shot to the liver by Hong. Beautiful body shot.#TD#
Dall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dall lands in his opponent's guard.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Hong is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Dall has gone for a leg lock! Hong slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dall's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Hong trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Dall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Hong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Antoni Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dall working a defensive guard but Hong manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dall is trying to improve his position.
Dall sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T3#
Dall is looking to improve his position.
Hong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dall defending well though. #SUB#
Dall actively working from the bottom here.
Bastyn Dall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dall tries to roll over but Hong keeps him under control.
Dall gets full guard.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dall throws a right hand that misses
and Hong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Dall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Hong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hong throws a leg kick but Dall checks it.
Hong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hong defends well and Dall ends up having to push Hong into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
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 Bastyn Dall.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastyn Dall!
Bastyn Dall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Ascension 1224
Date: Dec 24, 2016 |
#R1#
A left lands for Blake.
Hong moves away from the strike by Blake.
Hong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Hong counters with a thumping low kick.
Blake 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.
Hong blocks the body kick.
#TD#
Blake shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Blake was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB#
Blake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hong struggling a bit here.
Blake in side control, throwing shots but Hong defends.
Blake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T1#
Blake misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #SUB#
Blake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hong keeps working.
Blake creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hong sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Blake throws a strike aimed at the side of Hong's head but Hong avoids it well.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hong tries to buck Blake off but Blake is having none of it.
Blake is putting a hurting on Hong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hong stops Blake from passing to mount.
Hong parries the strikes from Blake easily there. Blake is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hong to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Blake goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hong rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Blake's guard! Nice work there by Hong!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake is trying to keep Hong in close.
#SUB#
Blake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T3#
Hong won't allow Blake to sweep him here. #SUB#
Hong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blake looking for a sweep. Not yet Blake, not yet.
Blake looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hong puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blake moves into full guard.
#SUB#
Blake working for a triangle but Hong defends it easily.
Blake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Blake throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
Blake throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Blake punishes Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hong throws a leg kick #TD#
and Blake counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hong!
Blake tries to advance to mount but can't.
William Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blake wants to control but Hong is keeping him busy.
Hong avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blake. #T1#
Hong regains half guard, as Blake was trying to land strikes.
Hong is looking to improve his position.
Blake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hong defending well though.
Blake is thwarting Hong's attempts to control the position.
Blake controlling the action here. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around?
Blake trying to control from Hong's half guard. Hong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hong controlling Blake's posture.
Hong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blake distracts Hong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blake landing with the ground and pound. #T3#
Blake trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
Blake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hong is keeping the position for now.
Blake passes Hong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blake prevents Hong from improving his position.
Blake throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hong to regain full guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hong can't keep his opponent in guard - Blake advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Blake is trying to control. Hong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blake throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hong to regain full guard.
Hong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blake throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Blake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hong slips under a jab.
Hong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blake connects with a leg kick. Hong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
William Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blake throws out a leg kick but Hong moves out of range and Blake only half commits.
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hong's hands.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hong's head.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Antoni Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Blake slips under a jab from Hong.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake goes for a double leg but Hong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hong continues to drive forward.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blake fails with the takedown.
Hong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Blake.
Hong misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Blake slips a jab from Hong.
Hong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blake.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Hong down.
Hong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
Blake avoids the body shot from Hong.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
Blake looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Hong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Blake lands with a hook. Hong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hong doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake avoids the head kick by Hong.
Blake swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Hong misses.
Blake misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Blake lands with a shot to the body.
Hong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Blake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hong doesn't seem phased though.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Blake!
After winning the bout, William Blake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Ascension 1126
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1#
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.#CL#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.
#T4#
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.
#R2#
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. #T1#
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?
#T2#
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.#CL#
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.
#T3#
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. #BC2#
Hong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milat misses with a jab to the body
#KD2#
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!#ROC2#
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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Event:
Ascension 1102
Date: Nov 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Hong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith cracks Hong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hong misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hong - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hong. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T1#
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hong misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hong!
Smith tries to move to mount but Hong blocks the move with his legs.
Hong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
Hong is looking to regain half guard here but Smith keeps moving and retains side control.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hong is trying to escape the position but Smith is controlling the position.
Hong manages to get back to half guard.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T2#
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Hong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hong's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Hong won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith is nestled in close to Hong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Smith trying to control from half guard but Hong is working away.
Smith stalling away here and it's allowed Hong to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Hong has Smith pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hong throws a head kick that half lands.
#T4#
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
A head kick misses from Hong.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hong under the eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hong scores with a leg kick.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Hong, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Hong tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antoni Hong is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hong is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Hong circles away and we're back to standing.
Hong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith tries for a takedown but Hong circles away easily
and Hong counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hong.
Hong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hong scores with a jab to the head.
#T2##TD#
Hong gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong working away.
Hong is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Smith's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hong tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hong trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Hong is really struggling to control Smith but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T3##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Hong counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
Smith misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Hong.
Hong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hong counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Hong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Hong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Hong's head but Hong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong throws a quick counter kick to the body but Smith avoids it.
Hong tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith throws a counter combo.#T1#
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
Smith throws out a counter right but Hong avoids it with no problem.
Hong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
#T2#
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hong, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Hong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.#T3#
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hong lands a two punch combo.
#KD#
Hong lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Hong takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Smith is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Peter Smith has been cut.
Hong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Hong closes the distance looking for a takedown. Smith stuffs it but Hong still has hold of him. Hong picks Smith up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Hong slams Smith to the floor and that's really hurt Smith - he doesn't know where he is! Hong throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoni Hong!
Antoni Hong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Peter Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'Full respect to my opponent, hope the fans still want to see me fight.'.
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Event:
Ascension 1005
Date: Oct 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Taphorn tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
Taphorn sizes up Hong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hong lands with a shot to the body.
Taphorn punishes Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
Taphorn tries to clinch
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peter Taphorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Taphorn moves into the clinch.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taphorn lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Taphorn tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taphorn misses with a body punch.
Taphorn has had enough of the clinch but Hong keeps him there for the moment.
Hong letting Taphorn take a breather here.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn is struggling to control the position.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Taphorn controls the action.
#T1#
Hong tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
#BC#
Taphorn breaks from the clinch.
Taphorn takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Taphorn.
A leg kick checked by Taphorn.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taphorn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hong to score with a decent uppercut.
Hong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hong slaps away a takedown attempt from Taphorn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big left from Taphorn misses.
Taphorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Hong misses with a body shot.
As Hong tries to get set, Taphorn tries to push him back and clinch up but Hong manages to avoid the attempt.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Taphorn.#T2#
Taphorn motions for Hong to come forward. Taphorn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taphorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taphorn.
Taphorn shoots for a double leg takedown but Hong sprawls well. He's pushed Taphorn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taphorn moves out of range as Hong throws a body kick.
Taphorn tries to clinch up
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong throws out a leg kick but Taphorn moves out of range and Hong only half commits.
Taphorn throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Taphorn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Taphorn fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Taphorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Taphorn thows a body kick. Hong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Taphorn looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Taphorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taphorn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taphorn throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it. #TD#
Taphorn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn wants to pass the guard but Hong is defending well.
Hong trying to control here.
#SUB#
Taphorn is working for a submission of some sort.
#T4#
Hong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taphorn.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hong preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hong won't allow Taphorn to pass to mount.
Hong trying to hold on to Taphorn's head to control him but Taphorn postures up.
Taphorn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Hong moves out of range as Taphorn strikes.
Hong throws out a loose jab but Taphorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taphorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Hong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hong wants to clinch up but Taphorn keeps it at a distance.
Peter Taphorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Taphorn with a body punch. A glancing blow. #TD#
Taphorn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Taphorn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong seems keen to control Taphorn's posture.
Taphorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around?
Taphorn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Taphorn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hong's head.#T1#
Hong is trying to keep Taphorn in close.
Taphorn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Taphorn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taphorn.
Taphorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taphorn trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taphorn tries to free his leg and advance position but Hong is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Taphorn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong lands a left hand.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taphorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taphorn lands with a light punch inside.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taphorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Hong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards. #BC2#
Hong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hong walks into a left hand.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Hong shoots in but Taphorn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Taphorn.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taphorn!
Taphorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Taphorn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taphorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Taphorn feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Taphorn connects with a right hand. Hong shakes it off.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Hong blocks the low kick.
Hong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taphorn's head backwards.
Hong tries to move into range but Taphorn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hong staying out of range there.
Taphorn avoids the body shot from Hong.
Taphorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Hong's head.
Taphorn scores with a nice strike.
Hong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taphorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taphorn. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taphorn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hong has time to react.#TD#
Taphorn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Taphorn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Taphorn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Taphorn wants to clinch but Hong slips to the side
and Hong counters with a nice uppercut.
Hong has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Taphorn misses with a two punch combination.
Taphorn throws a poor cross that misses
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong walks into a stiff left hand from Taphorn.
Taphorn cracks the inside of Hong's front leg.
A low kick from Taphorn is predictable there
and Hong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taphorn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT2#
It looks like Peter Taphorn has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taphorn. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taphorn. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong throws a fast counter high kick but Taphorn manages to duck under it in time.
Taphorn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hong with the counter takedown but Taphorn avoids it easily.
Taphorn thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
Hong looks to land a left hand but Taphorn moved out of range nicely.
Taphorn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taphorn thows a leg kick but Hong checks it
and Hong counters with an inside leg kick.
Taphorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong throws out a counter right but Taphorn avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Taphorn staying out of range there.
Taphorn fakes the leg kick and cracks Hong in the body.
Hong moves out of range as Taphorn throws a body kick.
Taphorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taphorn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hong to score with a decent uppercut.
Hong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CL2#
Taphorn tries to keep at a distance but Hong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hong scores with a hook to the body.
Taphorn misses with the head strike.
Antoni Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hong cracks Taphorn with a nice body shot.
Hong gets through Taphorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn working aggressively here.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong lands with a light punch inside.
Taphorn has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hong.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Hong manages to break the clinch.
Taphorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hong misses with a straight right.
Hong clobbers Taphorn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T3#
Hong misses with a low kick as Taphorn jumps back.
Taphorn lands with a nice body punch.
Hong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Taphorn moves out of range easily.
Hong lands the left hand.
Hong lands with a straight right. Taphorn didn't see that one coming.#ROC2#
Taphorn is rocked!
Taphorn connects with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Hong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taphorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong scores with a jab. Taphorn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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 lands a slapping body shot.
#T4#
Taphorn misses with a body kick.
Hong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taphorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taphorn on the side of the head.
Oh Taphorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD#
Taphorn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hong did well to prevent Taphorn getting side control.
Taphorn seems to have got his legs back now.
Hong keeping hold of Taphorn's head, controlling as best he can.
Hong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taphorn is working away from the top position though.
Taphorn passes to full mount! #SUB#
Taphorn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hong turns into him and now he's in Taphorn's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Hong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taphorn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Taphorn!
A victorious Peter Taphorn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Ascension 917
Date: Sep 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Hong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Hong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Wright lands a head shot.
We've been informed that Wright 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.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Wright steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hong.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Hong's head but Hong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong slips a jab from Wright.#CL2#
Wright closes the distance and clinches.
Hong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Hong avoiding damage.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hongs head.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hong tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hong is stalling here.
Hong is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright being controlled against the cage.
Wright throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright letting Hong take a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hong blocking some punches.
Wright wants a takedown.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Wright being controlled against the cage.
Hong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hong. #T3#
A short right from Hong on the inside.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wright working aggressively here.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hong.
Hong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong slows down the pace here.
Wright lands a hook that snaps the head of Hong backwards. #T4#
Hong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wright blocks a body shot from Hong.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong. #BC#
Hong manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Wright as Hong shoots in.#TD#
Hong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wright on his heels. He'll look to pass Wright's guard now, I'm sure.
Wright looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hong puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wright trying to hold on to Hong's head to control him but Hong postures up.
Hong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wright is holding on to half guard well.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Hong has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Hong 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.
#R2#
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
Wright misses with a hook.
Hong connects with a body shot.
Yong Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong slips under a jab from Wright.
Hong misses with a low kick as Wright jumps back.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Hong off the cage and back into range.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Hong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Hong clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the cage.
Hong scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
Antoni Hong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wright lands a hook that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Wright working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright working aggressively here.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1#
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Hong blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wright working aggressively here.
Hong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
A right hook to the body lands for Hong.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Hong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hong lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand. #ROC#
Wright is rocked!
Yong Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Jab by Wright.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Hong finish him?#T2#
Hong defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Wright seems to have recovered his senses.
Hong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range. #TD#
Hong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wright is trying to defend but Hong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wright is trying to control but can't.
Wright tries to roll over but Hong keeps him under control.
Hong controlling the action here.
Wright wants to improve his position but Hong is controlling well.
#T3#
Hong trying to control the pace.
Wright is trying to get back to full guard.
Hong stalling.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hong controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright gets full guard.
Wright manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hong manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Hong wants to hit a switch here but Wright passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hong there!
Wright tries to control but Hong wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yong Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Wright lands a head shot.
Hong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wright throws a hook but Hong blocks it.#CL2#
Wright rushes Hong and presses him up against the cage.
Wright goes for a takedown attempt but Hong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
Hong lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
That kick from Hong tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wright just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hong. Wright shrugs it off though.
Hong blocks a jab.
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T1#
Wright throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong lands a lovely overhand right.
Hong moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Hong counters with a three punch combo that has Wright backing up. Wright nods at Hong to acknowledge the strikes.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#KD#
and Hong counters with a nice right hand that sends Wright toppling to the canvas! Wright scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hong finish him?!
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!
Wright wants to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wright.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hong throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antoni Hong is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright throws a hook but Hong avoids it easily.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright throws out a counter right but Hong avoids it with no problem.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Hong lands with a kick to the temple. Wright shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wright misses with a hook
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright avoids a kick to the body.
Hong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hong slips under a jab from Wright.
Hong is looking to counter with head kicks.#T3#
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Hong tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Hong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.#TD#
Hong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hong showed some decent athleticism there.
Wright tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hong has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hong looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
Wright tries to hold on but Hong postures up.
Hong controlling his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong avoids the attempt from Wright to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Hong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoni Hong!
A relieved looking Antoni Hong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Syn 465 - Gymer vs. Bustamante
Date: Aug 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Hong defending well as Skrumbo loads up on a big left hand.
Hong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Skrumbo just manages to avoid it.
Hong moves in looking to clinch but Skrumbo pushes him off.
Skrumbo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hong with a body shot.
Hong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Skrumbo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Skrumbo tries to keep at a distance but Hong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skrumbo lands a body shot.
Skrumbo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Skrumbo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skrumbo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Hong prevents a body shot from Skrumbo .
A short uppercut from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrumbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Hong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Skrumbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Skrumbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skrumbo tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skrumbo thinking.
Skrumbo with a hook.
Skrumbo moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Skrumbo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Skrumbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hong misses with a low kick.
We've been informed that Skrumbo 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.
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!
Skrumbo is looking to chop away at Hong's legs.
Skrumbo throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
Skrumbo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hong on the side of the head.
Skrumbo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong misses with a right hand
and Skrumbo counters with a straight right hand.
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Skrumbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skrumbo on the side of the head.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Skrumbo counters with a straight right hand.
Hong scores with a leg kick.
Skrumbo throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Skrumbo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hong throws a low kick but Skrumbo avoids it.
Skrumbo throws an overhand right that lands on Hong's shoulder, as Hong tries to avoid the shot.
Hong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T3##TD#
Hong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Skrumbo sprawls well initially but Hong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Skrumbo pushes Hong off looking to stand but Hong dives back in and keeps control.
Hong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hong wants to control but Skrumbo is keeping him busy.
Hong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hong is trying to control the action in half guard but Skrumbo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Skrumbo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Skrumbo is trying to stand up here but Hong is controlling him well.
Hong controlling the action here.
Skrumbo is not content to let Hong control the position.
Hong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Skrumbo is trying to stand back up but Hong is controlling him
#T4#
Hong trying to control from half guard but Skrumbo is working away.
Hong landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Skrumbo wants to get back to his feet.
Hong trying to control the pace.
Skrumbo looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hong wants to control but Skrumbo is keeping him busy.
Skrumbo is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hong trying to control the pace.
Skrumbo wants to get back to his feet.
Hong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Skrumbo is trying to stand.
Hong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hong thows a huge punch but Skrumbo dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Da Skrumbo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hong throws a sloppy body shot
and Skrumbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skrumbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#TD#
Hong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Skrumbo to the mat! Skrumbo manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Skrumbo wants to stand but Hong is controlling the position.
Hong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Antoni Hong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hong scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong chips away with some ground and pound.
Skrumbo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Skrumbo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Hong is in close to Skrumbo 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Skrumbo wants to stand but Hong is controlling the position.
Hong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Skrumbo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hong landing some decent shots from guard.
Hong controls from within his opponent's guard.
Skrumbo wants to stand but Hong is controlling the position. #ES2#
Skrumbo has his feet on Hong's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Skrumbo lands the left hand.#T2#
Hong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skrumbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hong walks into a stiff left hand from Skrumbo .
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Skrumbo misses its intended target. #CL#
Hong rushes Skrumbo and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Skrumbo lands a nice uppercut.
Hong working aggressively here.
Skrumbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Skrumbo blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
A short right from Skrumbo .
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skrumbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrumbo misses with some punches.
Skrumbo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Skrumbo .
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong has been working on his balance at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo misses with the head strike.
Skrumbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Hong manages to break the clinch.
Da Skrumbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skrumbo checks a leg kick.
Skrumbo misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hong, right into the meat.
Da Skrumbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Hong - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T4#
Skrumbo looks to land a right hand but Hong moved out of range.
Skrumbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Skrumbo misses.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skrumbo .
Hong cracks the inside of Skrumbo 's front leg.
Skrumbo lands with an overhand left.
Skrumbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hong dives in and grabs Skrumbo 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skrumbo pushes down on Hong's head and hops out.
It seemed like Skrumbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut.
Hong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skrumbo 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.
A close second round but Da Skrumbo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Skrumbo misses with a leg kick
and Hong counters with a thumping low kick.
Hong lands a two punch combo.
Hong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skrumbo counters with an inside leg kick.
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Skrumbo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hong.
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skrumbo . That did some damage!
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Skrumbo .
Hong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skrumbo looks to throw a body kick
and Hong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hong lands with a cross. #T1#
Hong defending well as Skrumbo loads up on a big left hand.
Skrumbo swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
#CL#
Hong forces Skrumbo back against the cage and clinches.
Skrumbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong is trying to stall.
#BC2#
Skrumbo 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skrumbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Hong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hong misses with a low kick as Skrumbo jumps back.
Hong misses with an uppercut.
Skrumbo tries a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Antoni Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da Skrumbo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2##TD#
Skrumbo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Skrumbo keeping full guard, as Hong tries to pass.
Hong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hong prevents Skrumbo from getting back to his feet.
Hong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong won't allow Skrumbo to get back to his feet.
Skrumbo keeping moving, preventing Hong from controlling successfully.
Hong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hong wants to control from the top but Skrumbo keeps moving.
Hong stops Skrumbo from standing up.
Hong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Skrumbo 's head.
Skrumbo wants to get back to his feet but Hong is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T3##ES2#
Skrumbo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrumbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good body shot from Skrumbo .
Hong misses with a body punch.
Hong scores with a shoulder strike.
Hong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skrumbo s head. #ROC#
Skrumbo is rocked!#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
Skrumbo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hong finish him?
Hong lands with a light punch inside.
Hong misses with some punches.
Antoni Hong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hong misses with some punches.
Skrumbo blocks an uppercut.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Skrumbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Skrumbo .
Hong tries a body shot but Skrumbo blocks it.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Skrumbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skrumbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrumbo .
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Hong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Skrumbo 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Da Skrumbo !
Da Skrumbo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Syn 460 - Gymer vs. Borschev
Date: Aug 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Hong throws a leg kick #CL2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #CUT2#
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. #T3#
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.
#T4#
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.
#R2#
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.#CL#
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.
#T1#
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. #BC#
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.#T2#
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.
#CL2#
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.
#T3#
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. #T4#
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!
#R3#
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.#CL2#
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.
#T1#
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!#T2#
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.
#T3#
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.#BC#
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.#T4#
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.
#CL#
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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Event:
Syn 456 - Wein vs. Diego 3
Date: Jul 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Hong tries to bum rush Gullit with a series of wild strikes but Gullit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gullit tries to bum rush Hong with a series of wild strikes but Hong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hong throws a leg kick but Gullit checks it.
Gullit misses with an uppercut
and Gullit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gullit blocks a head kick by Hong.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gullit.
Hong misses with a double jab.
Ruud Gullit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gullit closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gullit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hong to score with a decent uppercut.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Gullit throws a series of punches but Hong avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong scores with a jab. Gullit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hong swings for the body but Gullit moves out of range.
Gullit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T1#
Gullit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gullit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hong connects with a leg kick. Gullit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gullit is able to avoid easily.
Hong throws a right hand that misses
and Gullit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gullit is able to avoid easily.
Gullit lands with an overhand left.
Gullit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Hong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hong misses with a double jab
and Gullit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hong moves out of range as Gullit strikes.
Ruud Gullit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gullit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hong throws a big counter head kick but Gullit avoids it with no problem.
A left and a right from Gullit both land. Nice combination. #T2#
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!
Nice uppercut there from Hong.
Gullit misses with a looping right.
Hong lands with a right hand.
Hong stuns Gullit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gullit lands a jab.
Gullit misses with a hook.
Gullit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Gullit.
Gullit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hong has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hong throws an overhand right that lands on Gullit's shoulder, as Gullit tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gullit. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Gullit.
Hong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gullit counters with a straight right hand.
Gullit throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Hong scores with the left hand. Gullit knows he should have avoided that one.
Gullit throws a right hand that Hong ducks under and follows up with a left that Hong also avoids with ease.
Gullit cracks Hong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gullit as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Gullit. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Hong misses.
Gullit moves forwards but Hong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gullit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gullit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gullit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hong staying out of range there.
Hong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hong lands a leg kick that knocks Gullit off balance momentarily.
Gullit is looking to land body kicks.
Hong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gullit with a body shot.
Hong connects with a looping right hand.
Hong lands a glancing blow to the side of Gullit's head.
Gullit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hong takes one on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Gullit 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT2#
It looks like Ruud Gullit has been cut.
Gullit ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
Gullit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gullit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Gullit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Ruud Gullit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruud Gullit'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.
#R2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
Gullit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hong's hands.
Gullit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Hong misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Gullit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gullit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gullit misses with a hook. Hong ducked under it nicely.
Gullit swinging wildly here.
Gullit misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gullit at a distance.
Hong moves away from the strike by Gullit.
Gullit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hong misses with the combination.
#T1#
Gullit digs a good body shot into Hong's ribs.
Gullit catches Hong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gullit loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gullit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hong misses with a lunging right hand
and Gullit counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruud Gullit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gullit is out of range and Hong settles back down.
Gullit looks to land a combination. Hong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A swing and a miss from Gullit.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gullit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hong feints the counter takedown.
Gullit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gullit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
Hong takes one to the chin there.
Hong throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gullit swings widly with a right hand
and Hong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gullit really felt that one!
A head kick misses from Hong.
Gullit seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hong 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.
Gullit misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Hong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gullit lands a nice looking body kick.
Gullit lands a lovely overhand right.
Gullit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hong counters with a slapping leg kick. #CL2#
Hong closes the distance and pushes Gullit back into the cage.
Gullit digs a right hand underneath Hong's ribcage. Hong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hong stops a takedown attempt from Gullit.
#BC#
Gullit breaks the clinch.
#T3#
A solid body kick from Gullit.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Gullit.
Gullit throws a big shot that misses.
Hong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hong has a takedown stuffed.
Gullit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong stuns Gullit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hong takes one on the button.
Gullit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gullit thows a body kick. Hong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hong wants to land a leg kick but Gullit is out of range. #T4#
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gullit.#CL2#
Hong has Gullit up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Gullit controls the action.
Nice body punch from Hong - that landed with a thud.
#BC#
Gullit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gullit slips under a jab.
Gullit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hong! But no joy.
Hong with a jab.#CL2#
Hong gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Gullit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hong lands a lovely overhand right.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong lands a jab to Gullit's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ruud Gullit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruud Gullit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gullit.
Gullit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL2#
Hong moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Gullit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gullit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Some wild striking there from Gullit.
Gullit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hong's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Gullit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gullit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Hong.#T1#
Gullit lands with a nice combination. Hong backs away looking to recover.
Gullit misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Gullit. Those never looked like landing.
Gullit looks to land a body kick but Hong moved away.
Gullit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong wants to slow Gullit down by chopping away at his legs.
A quick step to the side and Gullit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gullit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gullit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Gullit. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Gullit.
Gullit misses with a body kick.
Hong feints a counter leg kick.
Antoni Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruud Gullit is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Gullit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gullit slips under a jab from Hong.
Good standup being displayed there by Hong as he connects with a hook.
Hong lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gullit checks a low kick from Hong.
Gullit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hong.
Gullit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, jab by Hong - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Gullit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gullit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.
Gullit misses with a shot to the body
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Gullit.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Gullit moves out of range easily. #T3#
Gullit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Hong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gullit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gullit.
Gullit scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gullit misses with the combination.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Gullit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gullit scores with a nice body kick.
#TD2#
Hong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T4#
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 lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gullit controls Hong momentarily but Hong frees himself.
Hong trying to control but Gullit is working from the bottom.
Gullit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hong manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Gullit wants to control from the top but Hong keeps moving.
Hong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gullit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hong is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruud Gullit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gullit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ruud Gullit!
Ruud Gullit very nearly forgot to thank My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
Syn Cuatrocientos Cincuenta
Date: Jun 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Blake throws the kick towards the body but Hong avoids it.#TD#
Blake throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hong tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Blake is in Hong's guard.
Hong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blake.
Blake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hong wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Hong is keeping the position.
Blake throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Hong is pulling down on Blake's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Blake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Blake defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Hong misses.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake scores with a punch to the head.#T2##TD2#
Hong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blake on his heels. He'll look to pass Blake's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Blake is looking for a kimura but Hong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blake to get the leverage. #SUB#
Blake is working for a submission of some sort.
Blake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Hong regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Blake.
Blake wants to control from the top but Hong keeps moving.
Blake postures up in Hong's guard and throws a big left but Hong blocks it.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Hong is keeping the position.
Hong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blake.
Blake wants to control from the top but Hong keeps moving. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blake passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Blake wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hong, who protects the arm well.
Blake is looking to take a break and control but Hong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Blake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hong avoids it really well and circles away.
Blake checks a leg kick nicely.
Blake feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hong throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Hong with a hook.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Hong lands a jab to the nose.
Antoni Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands with a shot to the body.
Blake scores with a jab to the body.
Hong digs a good hook to Blake's body.
#TD#
Blake gets the takedown into side control.
Blake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Blake looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hong is avoiding damage well.
#T1##SUB#
Blake working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blake working the ground and pound but Hong is defending the strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hong prevents Blake from moving into mount.
William Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Hong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blake trying to control the action but Hong is working from the bottom. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blake tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Blake throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blake working the strikes but Hong uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Blake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blake trying to pass the guard but Hong defending well.
Hong is controlling Blake's position as best he can from this difficult position.#T3#
Blake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blake misses with a head shot. Hong uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Hong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.#TD#
Blake gets a double leg takedown into Hong's guard.
Hong pulls Blake in close to prevent any damage.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Hong is keeping the position.
Blake postures up and lands a big shot to Hong's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hong controls Blake momentarily but Blake frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hong misses with a straight right.
Blake fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hong just manages to avoid it.
Blake jabs at Hong's body.
Hong moves out of range as Blake throws a body kick.
Hong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong counters with a good low kick that Blake was not able to check.
Hong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#TD#
Blake drives through with a takedown into Hong's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blake wants to control from the top but Hong keeps moving.
Blake is working Hong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T1#
Blake postures up in Hong's guard and throws a big left but Hong blocks it.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Hong has control of Blake's left arm, preventing Blake from doing any damage.
Blake passes Hong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blake trying to control from half guard but Hong is working away.
Antoni Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hong is looking to control Blake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hong avoid being mounted?
Blake working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hong's thigh. Hong counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Blake trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
Blake tries to free his leg and advance position but Hong is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong misses with a body shot.
Blake swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hong.
Blake misses with a body kick.
Hong sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blake misses with the combination.
Hong avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake closes the distance and clinches up with Hong, looking for a takedown. Blake pushes Hong against the cage but Hong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around?
Some bone on bone action there as Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hong lands with a cross. #T4#
Blake misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Blake dives in and scores a takedown into Hong's guard.
Blake throws a strike but Hong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake is controlling Hong's posture.
Hong is stalling in the full guard.
Blake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Blake!
William Blake thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Syn 445 - Mayday
Date: May 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Hong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Hong finds it's way through Skrumbo 's defenses.
Hong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Skrumbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Skrumbo loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Skrumbo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skrumbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hong checks it well.
Skrumbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Skrumbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skrumbo with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong throws a push kick but Skrumbo slaps the foot to one side. #T1#
Skrumbo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skrumbo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Skrumbo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Skrumbo misses its intended target.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Skrumbo avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Skrumbo misses the target.
Skrumbo feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Hong lands a glancing blow to the side of Skrumbo 's head.
Skrumbo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skrumbo throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Skrumbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Skrumbo tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
Skrumbo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Skrumbo thows a body kick. Hong tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T2#
Good work by Hong as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Skrumbo misses.
Hong 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Skrumbo .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrumbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skrumbo counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skrumbo . That's going to slow Hong down.
Skrumbo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hong's head backwards.
Skrumbo connects with a single shot there.
Skrumbo lands with an uppercut that bounces Hong off the cage and back into range.
Skrumbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T3#
Skrumbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skrumbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Despite the aggression on Hong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Skrumbo moves out of range as Hong strikes.
Skrumbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skrumbo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hong throws a body punch but Skrumbo moves out of range.
Skrumbo slips a straight right by Hong.
Skrumbo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong.
Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skrumbo throws out the jab.
Skrumbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Skrumbo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4#
Skrumbo slips under a jab.
A big right from Skrumbo misses.
Skrumbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Skrumbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skrumbo tries to score with a low kick but Hong moves his leg out of the way.
Skrumbo backing away here, and Hong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circling - Skrumbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hong feints a counter leg kick.
Hong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC2#
Skrumbo is rocked!
Da Skrumbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oh Skrumbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skrumbo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hong.
Skrumbo seems to have got his legs back now.
Some wild striking there from Hong.
Some wild striking there from Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Skrumbo misses the jab.
Hong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Skrumbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hong in his tracks.
Da Skrumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skrumbo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hong's hands.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick
and Hong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skrumbo cracks Hong with a good jab.
Hong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hong might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Skrumbo has got the better of the exchanges.
Hong moves away from the strike by Skrumbo .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Hong.
Hong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Skrumbo 's leg but Skrumbo calmly moves out of range.
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
Hong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skrumbo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Skrumbo there.
Skrumbo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around?
Skrumbo lands a nice hook to Hong's body. Hong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
Skrumbo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hong on the side of the head.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skrumbo .
A big left from Skrumbo misses.
Hong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Skrumbo defends it well.
Skrumbo connects with the punch.
Skrumbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skrumbo .
Hong has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good exchange - Skrumbo coming out on top.#T2#
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong scores with a sloppy right hand. Skrumbo should have avoided that one.
Hong slips under a jab.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Skrumbo is predictable there
and Hong counters with a low kick, right behind Skrumbo 's knee.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Skrumbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Skrumbo misses with a hook
and Hong counters with a thumping low kick.
Hong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Skrumbo misses its target.
Da Skrumbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Skrumbo throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
A nice side step and Hong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T3#
Nice shot by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hong moves out of range as Skrumbo strikes.
Skrumbo tries to land a body kick
and Hong counters with a nice uppercut.
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hong misses with a body kick.
Skrumbo tries to land a leg kick but Hong saw it coming and moves away.
A cross from Skrumbo lands.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Skrumbo 's head but Skrumbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skrumbo scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Hong. #T4#
Hong slips under a jab from Skrumbo .
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbo .
Hong checks a leg kick.
Hong flicks out a counter leg kick but Skrumbo steps away.
Skrumbo moves out of range of the leg kick from Hong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Skrumbo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hong's hands.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot.
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hong scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Skrumbo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hong throws a jab when Skrumbo was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Skrumbo misses its target.
Some bone on bone action there as Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skrumbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Hong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hong lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Skrumbo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hong dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoni Hong!
A victorious Antoni Hong thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Da Skrumbo spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!'.
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Event:
VCL Champions: 15
Date: Apr 06, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Hong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hong trying to mount his opponent but Alvarez defends it.
Hong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alvarez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hong working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hong trying to control from half guard but Alvarez is working away.
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Hong is controlling well.
Alvarez looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong lands with a punch from half guard.
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Hong is controlling well.
Alvarez wants to control but Hong is keeping busy.
#T1#
Alvarez tries to kick Hong off but Hong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alvarez is trying to control but Hong manages to pass to mount!
Hong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hong lands a big elbow.
Alvarez tries to reverse the position but Hong maintains control.
Hong lands a big shot there that rocks Alvarez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hong avoids the attempt from Alvarez to control.
Hong lands with some strikes.#T2#
Alvarez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hong breaks from Alvarez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alvarez taking shots to the head.
Alvarez tries to buck Hong off but he can't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez can't escape the position.
Alvarez tries to hold on but Hong postures up.
Alvarez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hong controlling his opponent.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet.
Hong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alvarez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#CUT2#
It looks like Michael Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez is in a horrible position here. Hong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alvarez is working to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Hong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet.
Hong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvarez is looking to escape.
Alvarez wants to hold on but Hong pushes him away.
Hong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvarez is looking to escape.
Hong connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hong trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Alvarez really wants to buck Hong off and get back to his feet.
Alvarez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hong is nestled in close to Alvarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alvarez trying to hold on to Hong's head to control him but Hong postures up.
Hong is keen to just control but Alvarez is a slippery customer.
Alvarez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Hong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hong scores with a sloppy right hand. Alvarez should have avoided that one.
Hong misses with a hook to the body
and Alvarez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hong's knee momentarily.
Alvarez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alvarez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a thumping low kick.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hong throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Hong misses.
Alvarez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvarez throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Hong.
Alvarez throws a quick counter head kick but Hong was just out of range.#T1#
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Hong checks the leg kick.
Hong blocks the body kick.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
Alvarez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hong.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy right hand. Hong should have avoided that one.
Alvarez motions for Hong to come forward. Alvarez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T2#
Alvarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and Hong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Alvarez with a jab.
Alvarez misses with a looping right.
Hong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T3#
Hong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Michael Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez throws a solid leg kick but Hong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Hong ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alvarez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alvarez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Michael Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Alvarez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hong.
Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Alvarez tries a low kick but Hong avoids it.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
Alvarez with a jab.
Alvarez throws a solid leg kick but Hong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvarez.
Alvarez thows a leg kick but Hong checks it
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
Hong throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvarez. That's going to slow Hong down.
Hong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Alvarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez's cut.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Hong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hong.
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvarez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Hong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hong avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez tries a low kick but Hong avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hong connects with a body shot.#T1#
Alvarez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hong with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarez as Hong shoots in.
Hong looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Hong blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
#T2#
Alvarez throws a solid leg kick but Hong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alvarez.
Hong scores with a nice right hand.
Hong looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Hong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Alvarez is predictable there
and Hong counters with a nice body shot.
Alvarez pushes Hong away with a front kick.
Alvarez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hong looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.#T3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Hong.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown.
Alvarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
Hong lands a really nice looking cross but Alvarez seems unphased.
Hong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range. #T4#
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Hong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hong - that will leave a mark!
Alvarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alvarez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Hong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong cracks Alvarez with an open hand slap.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that misses.
Hong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvarez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alvarez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Antoni Hong just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez'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.
#R4#
Hong slips a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks the body kick.
Alvarez tries to land a body kick
and Hong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Hong flicks out a counter leg kick but Alvarez steps away.
Alvarez lands with a nice body kick.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong misses with a hook
and Alvarez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong is looking for the big counter here.#T1#
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Hong looks to throw a body kick
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvarez tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
Hong lands a jab to the head.
Alvarez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hong if he has to take too many more of those.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Hong tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Hong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alvarez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick.
Hong connects with the punch.#CUT2#
Michael Alvarez's cut is getting worse.
Alvarez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hong's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Hong finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
Alvarez motions for Hong to come forward. Alvarez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.#T3#
Alvarez misses with a leg kick
and Hong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to work over Hong's front leg with a kick but Hong checks it.
Hong scores with a punch to the head.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alvarez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Alvarez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alvarez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Hong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong misses with a low kick as Alvarez jumps back.
Nice shot lands for Alvarez.
Hong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hong shoots for a double leg takedown but Alvarez sprawls well. He's pushed Hong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Antoni Hong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Alvarez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab lands there for Hong.
Alvarez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hong thuds his shin into the meat of Alvarez's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Hong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Hong misses.
Hong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T1#
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hong doesn't seem phased though.
Alvarez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alvarez.
Alvarez thuds his right hand into Hong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Hong finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
#T2#
Hong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick
enabling Hong to counter with a crisp jab.
Hong scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
It appears Alvarez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Alvarez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hong thuds a left hand into Alvarez's body.
Alvarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hong is able to avoid easily.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Hong moved away.
Hong looks to land a body kick but Alvarez moved away.#T3#
Alvarez lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice leg kick.
Hong misses with a body shot
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hong's head.
Hong throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Hong looks to throw a body kick
and Alvarez counters with a low kick, right behind Hong 's knee. #T4#
Alvarez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hong checks it well.
Hong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hong misses with a low kick as Alvarez jumps back.
Alvarez tried to counter with a leg kick but Hong avoided it.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvarez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hong counters with a good low kick that Alvarez was not able to check.
Alvarez connects with a looping right hand.
Michael Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hong works Alvarez's body with a nice hook.
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 Michael Alvarez.
I think Hong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:48
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoni Hong! Antoni Hong retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Antoni Hong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Michael Alvarez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I admit defeat. He did a good job.'.
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