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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Safire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emelyan Pugachov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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280 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
24
285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Safire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emelyan Pugachov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pugachov lands a head kick!
It looks like Fred Safire has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Safire clinches with his opponent.
Pugachov struggles to land a body shot inside as Safire controls his hands.
Safire has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pugachov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Safire as Pugachov tries to tie him up.
Pugachov gets underhooks to prevent Safire's takedown attempt.
Safire lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Emelyan Pugachov has been cut.
Pugachov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fred Safire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pugachov lands with a kick to the temple. Safire shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Safire gets a clinch.
Safire missing with knees to the body.
Safire with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pugachov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pugachov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pugachov just leaning against Safire, taking a breather.
Pugachov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pugachov obliges.
Safire is breathing heavily.
Pugachov managing to block the knees to the body from Safire.
Pugachov misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugachov is trying to stall.
Pugachov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pugachov stalling in the clinch but Safire improves position.
Safire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pugachov is defending well for now.
Pugachov digs a right hand into Safire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Safire's gas tank.
Safire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pugachov.
Safire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pugachov.
Pugachov wants to stall.
Safire is working for takedown but Pugachov is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Safire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Safire is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pugachov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pugachov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Safire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Safire fails with the takedown.
Pugachov closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safire is trying to drag Pugachov to the mat but Pugachov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pugachov avoiding damage as Safire throws knees to the body.
Pugachov lands a hook that snaps the head of Safire backwards.
Fred Safire's cut is getting worse.
Pugachov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Safire tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pugachov throws a sloppy head kick and Safire moves out of range easily.
Pugachov takes the fight into the clinch.
Safire is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pugachov is defending well.
Pugachov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Safire pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pugachov is in close to Safire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pugachov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fred Safire's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pugachov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Safire working a defensive guard here.
Pugachov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Safire is proving hard to escape from.
Safire looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Safire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pugachov defends it easily.
Safire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pugachov is looking to work some ground and pound but Safire has wrist control.
Safire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pugachov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pugachov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugachov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Safire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pugachov has managed to get both his arms back between Safire's legs - danger averted.
Pugachov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pugachov throwing strikes but missing.
Safire pulls Pugachov in close to prevent any damage.
Safire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Safire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pugachov.
Pugachov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pugachov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jeez, Fred Safire's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fred Safire's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Emelyan Pugachov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
80% |
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