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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chase Fuchs (ranked 2220 p4p, 249 weight class) and Alla Pugacheva (ranked 2230 p4p, 251 weight class). Alla Pugacheva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chase Fuchs's chin.
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158 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chase Fuchs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alla Pugacheva!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pugacheva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pugacheva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fuchs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pugacheva.
Pugacheva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pugacheva swats away the attempt to clinch by Fuchs.
Pugacheva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pugacheva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fuchs.
Pugacheva keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Pugacheva.
Fuchs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pugacheva was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuchs.
Pugacheva misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pugacheva - that will leave a mark!
Pugacheva moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Pugacheva.
Pugacheva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fuchs.
We've been hearing reports that Fuchs has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fuchs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pugacheva can pounce on him.
Fuchs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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!
Pugacheva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuchs goes for a double leg but Pugacheva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pugacheva continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Fuchs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuchs misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Fuchs. Those never looked like landing.
Fuchs walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pugacheva.
Fuchs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Pugacheva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuchs tries to clinch but Pugacheva moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fuchs.
Pugacheva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fuchs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pugacheva manages to avoid it.
Fuchs misses with a shot to the body
and Pugacheva counters with a low kick, right behind Fuchs 's knee.
Pugacheva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Pugacheva.
Fuchs throws a combination. Pugacheva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuchs takes one to the chin there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pugacheva, right into the meat.
Pugacheva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pugacheva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fuchs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pugacheva keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuchs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pugacheva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugacheva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fuchs.
Alla Pugacheva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuchs takes a swing at Pugacheva's ribcage but misses.
Fuchs throws a right and a left that Pugacheva avoids nicely.
Pugacheva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pugacheva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fuchss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fuchs throws a looping overhand right but Pugacheva ducks down to avoid it.
Pugacheva throws a good cross that connects.
Pugacheva throws a leg kick which misses Fuchs's front leg but catches the back leg as Fuchs tries to avoid it.
Pugacheva jabs Fuchs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fuchs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pugacheva circles away.
Pugacheva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pugacheva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fuchs's hands.
Pugacheva scores with a spinning back kick!
Fuchs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pugacheva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuchs. That did some damage!
Alla Pugacheva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pugacheva connects with a single shot there.
Pugacheva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pugacheva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pugacheva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fuchs had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fuchs doesn't manage to clinch there - Pugacheva circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fuchs or perhaps it was just good defense by Pugacheva, which made it look bad.
Pugacheva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fuchs doesn't manage to clinch there - Pugacheva circles away.
Fuchs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuchs tries to clinch there but Pugacheva circles away.
Fuchs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pugacheva scores with a jab.
Fuchs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pugacheva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuchs doesn't manage to clinch there - Pugacheva circles away.
Fuchs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pugacheva scores with a leg kick.
Fuchs misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuchs misses with the combination.
Pugacheva thows a body kick. Fuchs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pugacheva.
Pugacheva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugacheva lunges at Fuchs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fuchs's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuchs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fuchs tries to close the distance and clinch but Pugacheva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pugacheva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuchs moves away.
Fuchs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pugacheva as he avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Pugacheva misses.
Fuchs takes one on the button.
Fuchs doesn't manage to clinch there - Pugacheva circles away.
Nice shot by Pugacheva.
Pugacheva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuchs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pugacheva.
Pugacheva scores with a nice right hand.
Fuchs moves in looking to clinch but Pugacheva pushes him off.
Fuchs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pugacheva.
Pugacheva keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pugacheva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fuchs misses the shot to the body.
Pugacheva digs a good body shot into Fuchs's ribs.
Pugacheva misses with an uppercut.
Pugacheva scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alla Pugacheva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pugacheva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuchs. That did some damage!
Alla Pugacheva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pugacheva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pugacheva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fuchs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fuchs is looking to clinch but Pugacheva is avoiding it.
Pugacheva scores with a leg kick.
Pugacheva lands a nice looking body kick.
Fuchs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pugacheva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pugacheva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuchs.
Pugacheva connects with a body shot that sends Fuchs's belly button to the back.
Pugacheva avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Pugacheva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuchs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pugacheva.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fuchs might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pugacheva moves out of range of the strikes.
Pugacheva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pugacheva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pugacheva.
Pugacheva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fuchs closes the distance and pushes Pugacheva back into the cage.
Fuchs working aggressively here.
A short right from Pugacheva on the inside.
Fuchs trying to land knees to the body.
Pugacheva lands a left hand.
Pugacheva presses Fuchs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Pugacheva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pugacheva scores with a shot to the side of Fuchs's head.
Pugacheva presses Fuchs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fuchs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Pugacheva.
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!
Pugacheva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pugacheva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fuchs backwards.
Pugacheva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pugacheva scores with a body shot.
Pugacheva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fuchs wants to clinch up but Pugacheva keeps it at a distance.
Pugacheva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pugacheva feints and then cracks Fuchs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fuchs down.
Fuchs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chase Fuchs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Pugacheva tenderised Fuchs's leg. Fuchs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pugacheva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pugacheva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Pugacheva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pugacheva connects with an inside leg kick.
Pugacheva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fuchs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fuchs. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A good leg kick by Pugacheva.
Pugacheva is looking to slow Fuchs down with leg kicks.
Fuchs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pugacheva!
Fuchs tries to score with some ground and pound. Pugacheva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fuchs working away.
Fuchs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugacheva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fuchs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fuchs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pugacheva is pressing down on Fuchs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fuchs trying to control the position from guard on top but Pugacheva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pugacheva has his hands on Fuchs's head, controlling the position.
Pugacheva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fuchs stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Pugacheva throws up his legs and catches Fuchs in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Fuchs tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Pugacheva! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alla Pugacheva!
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