Antoni Hardonk (born February 5, 1976) is a

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and

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who competed in K-1 and the

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Kickboxing career

Antoni made his K-1 debut at the ''

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'' on June 9, 2001 where he was participating in an eight-man elimination tournament. He faced Swede Fredic Rosenberg in the quarter finals and quickly defeated him via technical knockout in the first round. In the semi finals he faced another Swede, Wisam Feyli, who he defeated by a third round unanimous decision, thus booking his place in the tournament final. In the final match Antoni faced yet another Swede, Larry Lindwall, but was unable to win the tournament, losing instead by second-round technical knockout. On September 29, 2002 Antoni would face fellow Dutch kickboxer and future

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Champion

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at the It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time event in the Netherlands. Antoni held his own during the fight but eventually lost via a fifth round unanimous decision. He would lose his next couple of fights against Attila Karacs and

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respectively before ending a four fight losing streak on July 29, 2005, by defeating Croatian Domagoj Ostojic by third-round technical knockout at ''Ultimate Nokaut 2''.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Hardonk was initially scheduled to make his promotional debut against

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on November 18, 2006. However, Imes withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by his team mate Sherman Pendergarst. Hardonk won the fight by technical knockout due to low-kicks. His next fight was at

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on April 5, 2007 against

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, a late-notice replacement for Hardonk's original opponent, former

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, as he had to drop out due to a shoulder injury. Hardonk lost to McCully via unanimous decision. Hardonk's next fight was against

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on August 25, 2007. Hardonk lost due to a

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early in the first round. Most recently, Antoni beat Colin Robinson at

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by TKO 17 seconds into the first round and

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by TKO in the second round. Hardonk returned to the Octagon on December 27, at

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where he defeated newcomer,

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via second-round TKO. On April 18

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he was defeated by

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via TKO of the second round. Pat Barry and Hardonk fought on October 24, 2009 at

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. After some success with his kicks in the first round, his opponent found his range in the second with fast jab combinations, and Hardonk got hit before dropping and succumbing to strikes at 2:30 of round two.

Retirement

In August 2010, Hardonk announced that he would be officially retiring from the UFC and MMA altogether. Hardonk also revealed that he will be partnering with his instructor since 2004, Henry Akins, to become a full-time trainer at his gym "Dynamix Martial Arts" located in

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Championships and accomplishments

Martial arts

*International Kyokushin Budokai **Honorary promotion to Godan (Black belt, 5 Degree) in

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- Allround Fighting, (as developed by

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) by a board of martial arts grandmasters, with among them legend

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(10th Dan) & pioneer Jan van Looijen (8th Dan).

Mixed martial arts

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** Fight of the Night vs. Pat Barry at UFC 104

Kickboxing

* K-1 ** 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Scandinavia runner up

Mixed martial arts record

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Kickboxing record

, Antoni Hardonk has compiled a professional kickboxing record of 5 wins and 5 losses, with 4 wins and 2 losses by KO/TKO.

References

External links

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