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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 528 p4p, 71 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 371 p4p, 52 weight class). McCain kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys . Lucas McCain has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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177 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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184 lbs
18 - 8 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov throws a sloppy head kick and McCain moves out of range easily.
McCain jabs Kruglov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kruglov misses with a wild body shot.
McCain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick from McCain lands but Kruglov takes it in his stride.
McCain scores with a sloppy right hand. Kruglov should have avoided that one.
McCain looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruglov is just out of range.
Kruglov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCain connects with a right hand. Kruglov shakes it off.
McCain cracks Kruglov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCain just misses with a punch to the body.
McCain lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruglov.
Kruglov blocks a low kick nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCain.
Kruglov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kruglov throws a jab but it's blocked by McCain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain sizes up Kruglov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by McCain.
Kruglov thumps McCain with a low kick.
McCain throws a low kick but Kruglov avoids it.
Kruglov misses with a looping right.
McCain throws the kick towards the body but Kruglov avoids it.
McCain ducks under a wild hook from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a right hand that misses
and McCain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCain has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kruglov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McCain scores with a jab to the head.
Kruglov throws a big shot that misses.
McCain ducks under a wild hook from Kruglov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kruglov momentarily.
McCain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kruglov is rocked!
McCain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruglov.
Kruglov is still on wobbly legs! Can McCain finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCain.
Kruglov seems to have recovered his senses.
McCain tests Kruglov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCain misses with a series of wild punches.
McCain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kruglov fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kruglov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kruglov misses with a looping right.
Kruglov misses with a straight right.
A big left from Kruglov misses.
Kruglov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCain.
McCain pushes Kruglov away with a front kick.
McCain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruglov's calf.
Kruglov misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain slips under a jab from Kruglov.
McCain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kruglov in his tracks.
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.
Kruglov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCain misses the shot to the body.
McCain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCain blocks a low kick nicely.
McCain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slow jab from Kruglov misses its intended target.
Kruglov throws a hook to the side of McCain's head but McCain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCain looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruglov is just out of range.
Kruglov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kruglov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCain moves away.
McCain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruglov manages to avoid it.
Donk. McCain catches Kruglov right on the button with a cross.
Kruglov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kruglov misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from McCain misses
and Kruglov counters with a nice uppercut.
McCain throws out a leg kick but Kruglov moves out of range and McCain only half commits.
McCain throws a head kick that misses.
Kruglov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McCain looks to land a left hand but Kruglov moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Kruglov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCain just misses with a punch to the body.
McCain misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kruglov checks a leg kick.
That kick from Kruglov tenderised McCain's leg. McCain is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruglov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCain moves away.
McCain is looking to counter punch.
McCain needs to keep his hands up - Kruglov had a free shot at his head there.
Kruglov throws a lazy uppercut
letting McCain counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas McCain dominated that round.
That's time! McCain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McCain ducks under a wild hook from Kruglov.
Kruglov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kruglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruglov lands with a right that hurts McCain. McCain looks to clinch but Kruglov throws a short knee that drops McCain. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Anton Kruglov!
A very excited looking Anton Kruglov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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