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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Carrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Kruglov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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171 cm
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176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Carrera! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kruglov has closed the distance and engaged Carrera in a clinch.
Carrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kruglov slips under a jab. Carrera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carrera throws a head punch that misses. A hook to the body from Kruglov.
I was talking to Kruglov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Carrera has had enough of the clinch but Kruglov keeps him there for the moment. Carrera wants to break free but Kruglov has control.
Carrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carrera misses with a short punch on the inside. Kruglov lands a nice uppercut. Carrera misses with a short punch on the inside. Carrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Carrera breaks from the clinch.
Carrera misses with a wild body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kruglov drops Carrera with a right and a left! Kruglov comes rushing in but Carrera regains his composure and manages to keep Kruglov in guard.
Carrera is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Carrera has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kruglov content to stall in guard here. Carrera is still in real trouble! Can Kruglov finish him? Kruglov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carrera, up you get! Carrera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Carrera pushes Kruglov up against the cage in a clinch. Kruglov scores with a shot to the side of Carrera's head. Carrera manages to break the clinch.
Johnny Carrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kruglov steps in with a hook that catches Carrera right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kruglov follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Carrera looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Kruglov! A very excited looking Anton Kruglov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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