Khalid Murtazaliev vs Tony Johnson Prediction: a Short Match of Two Knockout Experts

On March 11, the big Bellator 292 tournament will be held in San Jose. In one of the preliminary rounds, Russian fighter Khalid Murtazaliev will share the cage with American Tony Johnson.

Murtazaliev is a master basic karate fighter and the brightest striker. Out of fifteen wins, he has thirteen wins by knockout and none by submission. In his previous fight, Khalid finished Khadzhimurat Bestaev.

Tony Johnson (not to be confused with Absolute Championship Akhmat's Tony Johnson) is an entirely unremarkable American fighter with a 7-3 record in the local leagues and two bouts in Bellator (1-1). But he's also a puncher who doesn't like to mess around in the parterre but prefers to fight in the standup.

We have no choice but to assume the fight will end early. Both fighters are always looking for a knockout, they don't mind getting knocked out, and almost every bout between them ends before the final buzzer.