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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pugan Puganchich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pugan Puganchich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kareem Said!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pugan Puganchich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puganchich has his takedown stuffed
enabling Said to counter with a crisp jab.
Said gets caught flat footed, as Puganchich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Puganchich drops back looking for a leg! Said is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Said manages to kick Puganchich off! Puganchich jumps back into Said's guard.
Puganchich drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Said manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Puganchich has Said in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Said got a little sloppy there for a moment and Puganchich has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Said has managed to get both his arms back between Puganchich's legs - danger averted.
Puganchich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Said postures up.
Puganchich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Said wants to stand but Puganchich has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puganchich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Said defends well.
Puganchich isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Said stacks Puganchich on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Said!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Puganchich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Said tries to stand but Puganchich is controlling his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puganchich struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Said dominated that 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.
Puganchich closes the distance and clinches up with Said, looking for a takedown. Puganchich pushes Said against the cage but Said circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Said darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Puganchich misses with a takedown attempt - Said sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Said.
Said throws a series of strikes that have Puganchich backpedaling.
Said clinches with his opponent.
Puganchich jumps guard but Said stands there with Puganchich around his waist. Puganchich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kareem Said has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pugan Puganchich.
Said pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puganchich shoots for a double leg takedown but Said sprawls well. He's pushed Puganchich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Puganchich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Said sprawls well. Said wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Puganchich gets slowly back to his feet.
Said gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puganchich fails to pull guard.
Said stops a takedown attempt from Puganchich.
Puganchich is breathing heavily.
Puganchich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Said has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Puganchich fails to pull guard.
Said tries to circle away but Puganchich has him pinned against the cage.
Puganchich tries for a takedown but Said manages to get underhooks.
Said gets underhooks to prevent Puganchich's takedown attempt.
Said manages to break the clinch.
Said lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Said closes the distance and pushes Puganchich back into the cage.
Said wants to get back to striking at distance but Puganchich won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Said manages to break the clinch.
Kareem Said is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Said throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puganchich slips a jab and a cross from Said.
Said swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Said has closed the distance and engaged Puganchich in a clinch.
Said escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Said connects with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Said!
Said lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Said works over Puganchich's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Said scores with a one two! Puganchich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Said throws a nice looking combination but Puganchich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Said.
Said lands a high kick!
Said looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Said moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Said rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puganchich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puganchich has a takedown stuffed.
Said gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Said has had enough of the clinch but Puganchich keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Said is looking to break free of the clinch but Puganchich has double underhooks.
Puganchich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Said walks away with a smile on his face. Puganchich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice straight punches there by Said. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Said.
Said scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Said throws a series of strikes that have Puganchich backpedaling.
Said is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puganchich can do to turn this around?
Said tries to bum rush Puganchich with a series of wild strikes but Puganchich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puganchich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Said both land. Nice combination.
Said scores with a sloppy right hand. Puganchich should have avoided that one.
Puganchich tries for a takedown but Said sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Said is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice body punch from Said.
Said looks to land a combination. Puganchich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Puganchich walks into a left hand.
Said is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Puganchich tries to keep at a distance but Said has taken the fight into the clinch.
Said breaks the clinch.
Puganchich gets tackled into the cage by Said. Said maintains the clinch.
Puganchich tries to pull guard but Said holds him up against the cage and eventually Puganchich drops back down to his feet.
Said is trying to force a seperation but Puganchich has the dominant position.
Said's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Said connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puganchich's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puganchich tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Said swivels and escapes.
Said scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Said lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Said.
Said swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Said escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Said lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puganchich circles away quickly and effectively.
Puganchich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Said misses.
No luck for Puganchich with that takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Said.
Said is working the combinations to good effect here.
Said closes the distance and clinches.
Said tries to circle away but Puganchich has him pinned against the cage.
Puganchich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Said just stands there and leans against the cage.
Said manages to break the clinch.
Said lunges at Puganchich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puganchich's hand.
Said scores with a nice head shot.
Puganchich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Said paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Said stuffs the takedown attempt from Puganchich. Puganchich gets slowly back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Said throws a combination. Puganchich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Said tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Said looks to land a combination. Puganchich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Puganchich dodges the punch combination from Said.
Puganchich fails to land the takedown.
Said pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Puganchich back to the cage. Said follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Puganchich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Said as he jumps to the side.
Said looks to land a combination. Puganchich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Said lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Said forces Puganchich back against the cage and clinches.
Puganchich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Said walks away with a smile on his face. Puganchich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kareem Said is winning the standup battle so far.
Said throws a nice looking combination but Puganchich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puganchich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Said sprawls well. Said wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Puganchich gets slowly back to his feet.
Said clinches with his opponent.
Said wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puganchich has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Said dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Said misses with a combination
and Puganchich counters with a shoot takedown. Said fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puganchich stops Said from standing up.
Puganchich wants to control from the top but Said keeps moving.
Puganchich might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Said kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pugan Puganchich.
Puganchich is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Said leaves Puganchich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Puganchich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Said lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Said throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puganchich.
Puganchich closes the distance and clinches up with Said, looking for a takedown. Puganchich pushes Said against the cage but Said circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Said fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Said misses with the combination.
A combination from Said does no damage.
Said misses with a two punch combination.
Puganchich avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Said does no damage.
Puganchich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Puganchich is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Said to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puganchich trying to control the position from guard on top but Said is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pugan Puganchich has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Puganchich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Said rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puganchich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puganchich shoots for a double leg takedown but Said sprawls well. He's pushed Puganchich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kareem Said has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pugan Puganchich.
Said scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Puganchich shoots in for a takedown but Said shows good takedown defense.
Said throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Puganchich is defended easily by Said.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Said closes the distance and pushes Puganchich back into the cage.
Said wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puganchich has him pressed against the cage.
Said breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Said smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Said throws a right and a left that Puganchich avoids nicely.
Puganchich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Puganchich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Said clinches up against the cage.
Said has had enough of the clinch but Puganchich keeps him there for the moment.
Puganchich keeps control of Said as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Said has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Puganchich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Said breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Said moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puganchich shoots in for a takedown but Said shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puganchich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Said circles away.
Said tests Puganchich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puganchich slips a jab and a cross from Said.
Pugan Puganchich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kareem Said is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Said takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Said showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Said, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Said!
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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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