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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alla Pugacheva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pugacheva comes to the cage accompanied by osenny pocelyi. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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253 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alla Pugacheva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Ford!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pugacheva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Pugacheva misses with a looping left.
A big left from Pugacheva misses.
Pugacheva missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pugacheva misses with a wild combination.
Ford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pugacheva.
Alla Pugacheva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ford!
No joy there for Pugacheva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Ford there.
Pugacheva tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pugacheva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pugacheva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ford moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pugacheva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Ford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pugacheva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pugacheva misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Ford cracks Pugacheva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pugacheva has Ford up against the cage in a clinch.
Pugacheva can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
Ford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pugacheva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ford scores with a jab to the head.
Ford lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugacheva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ford shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pugacheva's guard.
Pugacheva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ford wants to pass the guard but Pugacheva is keeping the position.
Ford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pugacheva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ford stands and steps away. Pugacheva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pugacheva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ford lands a nice shot that snaps Pugacheva's head back.
Pugacheva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ford connects with a right hand. Pugacheva shakes it off.
Ford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ford lands with a shot to the body.
Ford connects with a single shot there.
Alla Pugacheva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pugacheva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ford feints and as Pugacheva raises his hands in defense, Ford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ford is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ford prevents Pugacheva from getting back to his feet.
Pugacheva is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ford 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.
Ford misses with a few strikes there.
Pugacheva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ford scores with a sloppy right hand. Pugacheva should have avoided that one.
Ford tries to bum rush Pugacheva with a series of wild strikes but Pugacheva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pugacheva blocks a head kick by Ford.
Ford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pugacheva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ford to score with a decent uppercut.
Ford scores with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Pugacheva.
Pugacheva misses with a double jab
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
Pugacheva looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford throws a head kick that Pugacheva semi-blocks.
Pugacheva throws a nice looking combination but Ford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Donk. Ford catches Pugacheva right on the button with a cross.
Pugacheva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Ford does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugacheva loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Ford lands a slapping body shot.
Pugacheva misses with a series of wild punches.
Pugacheva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pugacheva throws a right hand that Ford ducks under and follows up with a left that Ford also avoids with ease.
Pugacheva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ford lands with a right hand.
Ford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ford thumps Pugacheva with a low kick.
Ford scores with a head kick.
Ford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ford jabs Pugacheva right on the nose. Pugacheva blinks but takes it well.
Pugacheva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ford lands the left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ford clinches with his opponent.
Ford ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ford no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ford wants to stand but Pugacheva is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford has control of Pugacheva's left arm, preventing Pugacheva from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ford wriggles free and stands up.
Pugacheva clinches but Ford breaks the clinch
and Ford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pugacheva throws a series of punches but Ford avoids them all with ease.
Pugacheva fails to land with a series of punches.
Ford is looking to slow Pugacheva down with leg kicks.
A jab lands there for Ford.
Ford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Pugacheva.
Pugacheva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pugacheva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Ford as he connects with a hook.
Ford is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pugacheva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford looks to land a combination. Pugacheva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ford throws a nice head kick!
Ford with a nice cross.
Pugacheva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Pugacheva does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Ford dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ford clobbers Pugacheva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pugacheva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ford counters by moving into the clinch.
Ford breaks from the clinch.
Pugacheva fails to land with a series of punches.
Pugacheva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ford misses with the combination.
Ford works the jab nicely.
Pugacheva misses with a combination
and Ford counters with a left and a right that stings Pugacheva.
Pugacheva throws a right and a left that Ford avoids nicely.
Pugacheva missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Pugacheva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ford connects with the punch.
Ford scores with the left hand. Pugacheva knows he should have avoided that one.
Ford lands a jab to the nose.
Ford lands a nice shot that snaps Pugacheva's head back.
Pugacheva tries to clinch but Ford moves away
and Ford counters with a two punch combo.
James Ford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford grinds an elbow into Pugacheva's temple.
Pugacheva is rocked!
Ford landing a few strikes.
Oh Pugacheva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ford scores with the left hand. Pugacheva knows he should have avoided that one.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pugacheva seems to have got his legs back now.
Alla Pugacheva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Ford.
Pugacheva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ford lands a hook that stumbles Pugacheva back into the cage. Ford follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Pugacheva to the canvas! Ford pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Pugacheva has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Ford!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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