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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apache Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Anton Kruglov enters the cage!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apache Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kruglov is out of range and Creed settles back down.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Creed fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kruglov just manages to avoid it.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kruglov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruglov misses with a lunging right hand
and Creed counters with a two punch combo.
Kruglov throws out a loose jab but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Creed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruglov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been informed that Kruglov 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.
Kruglov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Creed has time to react.
Kruglov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creed.
Creed slips under a jab.
Creed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Creed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruglov misses with a hook
and Creed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Creed throws out a leg kick but Kruglov moves out of range and Creed only half commits.
Kruglov wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruglov tries to clinch up but Creed circles away and keeps his distance.
Kruglov lands a nice hook to Creed's body. Creed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruglov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creed was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruglov.
Kruglov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruglov manages to avoid it.
Kruglov checks the leg kick.
Creed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruglov.
Kruglov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Creed to score with a decent uppercut.
Creed misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Creed.
Creed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruglov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruglov blocks the body kick.
Creed finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Creed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Creed lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruglov cracks Creed with a good jab.
Kruglov fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Creed.
Kruglov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creed.
Good leg kick by Creed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Creed misses with a leg kick.
Kruglov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Creed connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruglov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kruglov wants to clinch up but Creed keeps it at a distance.
Creed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kruglov checks it well.
Some wild striking there from Creed.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Kruglov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed throws a chopping leg kick but Kruglov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Creed gets tackled into the cage by Kruglov. Kruglov maintains the clinch.
Kruglov blocks a body shot from Creed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Creed breaks from the clinch.
Creed takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kruglov throws a series of punches but Creed avoids them all with ease.
Creed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kruglov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A low kick from Creed is predictable there
and Kruglov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Apache Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creed.
Kruglov wants to clinch.
Creed misses with a double jab.
Kruglov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Creed is predictable there
and Creed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruglov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruglov clinches.
A short left from Creed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruglov's elbow.
Creed tries to work over Kruglov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Creed misses with a body punch.
A short left from Creed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kruglov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Creed blocks it with crossed arms.
Kruglov blocks a body shot from Creed.
Kruglov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Creed's elbow.
Creed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kruglov lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Creed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruglov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Creed blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Creed as Kruglov tries to tie him up.
Kruglov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Creed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kruglov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creeds head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apache Creed dominated that round.
That's time! Creed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kruglov tries to clinch there but Creed circles away.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick and Kruglov moves out of range easily.
Kruglov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruglov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creed.
Creed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kruglov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kruglov lands a jab to the head.
Kruglov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruglov moves out of range as Creed strikes.
Apache Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Creed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kruglov misses with a straight left.
Creed wants to slow Kruglov down by chopping away at his legs.
Creed misses with a body punch
and Kruglov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creed feints and then cracks Kruglov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kruglov down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Creed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Creed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Creed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruglov can do to turn this around?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Creed, right into the meat.
Creed swings widly with a right hand
and Kruglov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Creed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Creed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruglov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Creed scrambles back to his feet.
Creed is rocked!
Creed scores with a nice strike.
Creed connects with a leg kick. Kruglov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kruglov tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Creed counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed clobbers Kruglov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Creed takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Creed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Kruglov.
Creed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Creed tries to land a front kick but Kruglov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Creed seems to have got his legs back now.
Creed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kruglov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Creed throws a looping overhand right but Kruglov ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruglov blocks the leg kick.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Despite the aggression on Kruglov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Kruglov misses.
Creed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kruglov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creed.
Kruglov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruglov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Creed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruglov missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Creed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kruglov if he has to take too many more of those.
Kruglov scores with a shot to the body.
Creed throws a low kick but Kruglov avoids it.
A jab from Creed misses.
Kruglov ducks right into an uppercut from Creed.
Kruglov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Kruglov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kruglov doesn't manage to clinch there - Creed circles away.
Creed misses with a hook.
Creed throws a low kick, looking for Kruglov's leg but Kruglov calmly moves out of range.
Kruglov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruglov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Creed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruglov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Creed appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kruglov misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Creed as he connects with a hook.
Creed lands with a good body shot.
Creed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kruglov checks the leg kick.
Creed delivers a nice body kick.
Kruglov throws a right and a left that Creed avoids nicely.
Kruglov misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed works the jab nicely.
Kruglov tries to close the distance and clinch but Creed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Creed connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Creed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kruglov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Creed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creed throws a hook but Kruglov blocks it.
Creed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kruglov tries to clinch but Creed moves out of range.
Creed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruglov takes one to the chin there.
Kruglov tries to clinch up.
Creed half committed to a counter leg kick.
Creed throws a head kick but Kruglov moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kruglov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apache Creed dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Creed.
Creed connects with a solid leg kick.
Creed misses with a hook. Kruglov ducked under it nicely.
Creed swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruglov.
Creed appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kruglov is looking to clinch but Creed is avoiding it.
Kruglov misses with a few strikes there.
Kruglov throws a series of punches but Creed moves out of range.
Creed thuds his right hand into Kruglov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Creed needs to keep his hands up - Kruglov had a free shot at his head there.
Creed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Kruglov misses.
Creed needs to keep his hands up - Kruglov had a free shot at his head there.
Creed is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Creed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kruglov is able to avoid easily.
Kruglov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Creed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed tries to land a leg kick but Kruglov saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Kruglov misses.
Kruglov swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov checks a low kick from Creed.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruglov misses with a body punch
and Creed counters with a straight right hand.
Creed throws a nice looking combination but Kruglov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruglov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kruglov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kruglov throws a looping overhand right but Creed ducks down to avoid it.
Creed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Creed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Creed throws the left hand but Kruglov avoids the punch easily.
Creed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruglov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Kruglov misses.
Kruglov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruglov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruglov darts in trying to clinch
and Kruglov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anton Kruglov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a hook
and Kruglov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruglov closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the cage.
Creed breaks the clinch.
Kruglov wants to clinch.
Creed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruglov finds it's way round the side to connect with Creed's head.
Creed lands with a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kruglov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Creed - the referee stops the clock and Kruglov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Creed. Kruglov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Kruglov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov checks a low kick from Creed.
A head kick misses from Creed.
Kruglov throws out a counter right but Creed avoids it with no problem.
Good work by Kruglov as he checks the leg kick.
Kruglov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Creed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruglov.
Creed misses with a leg kick.
Creed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruglov's calf.
Creed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
Kruglov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruglov wants to clinch up but Creed keeps it at a distance.
Creed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Creed tries to land a leg kick but Kruglov saw it coming and moves away.
As Creed backs off Kruglov throws a huge counter combo but Creed manages to avoid it all.
Creed is looking to chop away at Kruglov's legs.
Kruglov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Creed swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kruglov misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creed.
Kruglov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kruglov throws a hook but Creed avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creed throws a front kick that sends Kruglov stumbling back into the cage.
Kruglov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruglov throws a big shot that misses.
Kruglov throws a right hand that Creed ducks under and follows up with a left that Creed also avoids with ease.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed throws a low kick but Kruglov avoids it.
Creed looks to land a left hand but Kruglov moved out of range nicely.
Creed cracks Kruglov with an open hand slap.
Creed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kruglov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kruglov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apache Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Creed, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apache Creed!
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