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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bang Pitung (ranked 3577 p4p, 96 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 2747 p4p, 73 weight class). Pitung comes into the arena with Madball - Born Strong blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. This should be a great matchup!
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171 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Pitung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 24 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov misses with an uppercut.
Pitung on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kruglov moves into range and clinches up with Pitung.
Kruglov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pitung managing to block the knees to the body from Kruglov.
Kruglov works on Pitung's body with a couple of short punches.
Pitung is breathing heavily.
Kruglov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kruglov landing knees to the head.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but Pitung blocks it.
Kruglov slowing the pace effectively.
Kruglov lands a hook that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Kruglov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A short left from Kruglov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Kruglov.
A short right from Kruglov on the inside.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kruglov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitungs head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kruglov.
Kruglov taking a breather.
Kruglov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kruglov looking to throw knees to the head but Pitung is blocking nicely.
Kruglov scores with a hook to the body.
Kruglov lands a good knee to the midsection. Pitung won't want to take too many of those.
Kruglov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kruglov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kruglov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kruglov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kruglov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kruglov lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov misses with a knee strike.
Kruglov scores with a knee to the head.
Kruglov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kruglov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kruglov lands with a light punch inside.
Kruglov lands with a light punch inside.
Pitung misses with a body punch.
Pitung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Kruglov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kruglov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kruglov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pitung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruglov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kruglov digs a right hand into Pitung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pitung's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Kruglov scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Kruglov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pitung takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pitung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kruglov clobbers Pitung with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kruglov clinches up with Pitung and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kruglov tries a body shot but Pitung blocks it.
Kruglov lands with a right to the head.
Pitung is rocked!
Kruglov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oh Pitung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pitung seems to have got his legs back now.
Knees to the body from Kruglov.
Kruglov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kruglov lands a good knee to the midsection. Pitung won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Kruglov.
Kruglov with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruglov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kruglov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kruglov misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kruglov taking a breather.
Pitung managing to block the knees to the body from Kruglov.
Kruglov stalling in the clinch but Pitung improves position.
Kruglov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Pitung.
Kruglov lands a shot to the body.
Pitung is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kruglov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pitung takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kruglov lands a good knee to the midsection. Pitung won't want to take too many of those.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but Pitung blocks it.
A short right from Kruglov on the inside.
Kruglov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kruglov unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Pitung out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Pitung off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Anton Kruglov!
Anton Kruglov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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