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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Baker (ranked 3324 p4p, 99 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 3225 p4p, 94 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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220 lbs
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171 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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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
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 26 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov throws an off balance right hand
and Baker counters with a nice body shot.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kruglov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruglov throws a nice head kick!
Kruglov darts in and clinches Baker up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Kruglov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kruglov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baker. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kruglov lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruglov cracks Baker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kruglov lands a leg kick that knocks Baker off balance momentarily.
Kruglov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baker, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kruglov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kruglov obliges.
Baker trying to stall but Kruglov improves his position.
Kruglov is trying to stall.
Baker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Baker back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kruglov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kruglov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kruglov lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Kruglov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kruglov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kruglov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruglov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Kruglov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kruglov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kruglov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruglov misses with the combination.
Baker throwing a counter right hand but Kruglov manages to avoid it.
Kruglov scores with a nice strike.
Kruglov forces Baker back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Kruglov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kruglov tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kruglov cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
Baker lands a head kick that bluckles Kruglov and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Baker no doubt looking to push for a finish!
A head kick misses from Kruglov.
Anton Kruglov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Kruglov lands but Baker takes it in his stride.
Kruglov throws a poor cross that misses
letting Baker counter with a right hand.
Baker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kruglov misses with a combination
and Baker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov misses with the combination.
Kruglov closes the distance and pushes Baker back into the ropes.
Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruglov cracks Baker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kruglov throws a sloppy head kick
and Baker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruglov walks into a left hand.
Kruglov is rocked!
Kruglov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kruglov is still on wobbly legs! Can Baker finish him?
Kruglov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Baker will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the 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!
Kruglov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruglov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kruglov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baker counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruglov is rocked!
Baker misses with an uppercut. Kruglov saw that one coming.
Kruglov throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Brian Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruglov tries to land a leg kick but Baker saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Baker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kruglov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kruglov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kruglov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kruglov is still on wobbly legs! Can Baker finish him?
Kruglov loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Baker misses with a hook.
Kruglov seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruglov was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kruglov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Kruglov misses with a leg kick.
Kruglov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruglov misses with a hook. Baker ducked under it nicely.
Baker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kruglov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker throws a big counter combination but Kruglov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kruglov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruglov wants to clinch but Baker slips to the side
and Baker counters with a nice body shot.
Anton Kruglov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Kruglov misses.
Baker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Baker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kruglov cracks Baker with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Baker misses.
Kruglov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruglov throws the left hand but Baker avoids the punch easily.
Baker moves out of range as Kruglov strikes.
Baker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Kruglov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kruglov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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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
RATING
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