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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 2804 p4p, 403 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 2558 p4p, 378 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
20 - 19 - 1 |
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 37 - 2, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamidovich Saitiev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Poulter was covering up waiting for the punch and Hamidovich Saitiev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to work some ground and pound but Poulter has wrist control.
Hamidovich Saitiev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hamidovich Saitiev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to sit in guard and control but Poulter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to stand but Poulter is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulter is fighting to break Hamidovich Saitiev's control of his arms but Hamidovich Saitiev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Poulter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poulter is one step ahead there.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Poulter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poulter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to stand up but Poulter is controlling him.
Poulter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poulter.
Poulter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Paul Poulter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poulter lands a nice shot to the body.
Poulter misses the jab.
No luck for Hamidovich Saitiev with that takedown attempt.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws the left hand but Poulter avoids the punch easily.
Poulter jabs at Hamidovich Saitiev's body.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses the shot to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev avoids the head kick by Poulter.
Poulter throws a body shot but no joy.
Hamidovich Saitiev walks into a left hand.
Nice shot lands for Poulter.
Poulter lands with a hook. Hamidovich Saitiev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poulter leaves Hamidovich Saitiev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev swings widly with a right hand
and Hamidovich Saitiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Poulter's half guard.
Poulter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Poulter.
Hamidovich Saitiev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hamidovich Saitiev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Poulter's head.
Hamidovich Saitiev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hamidovich Saitiev chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying to move into half guard but instead Poulter has managed to sweep!
Poulter prevents Hamidovich Saitiev from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev seems keen to control Poulter's posture.
Hamidovich Saitiev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poulter stops Hamidovich Saitiev from standing up.
Hamidovich Saitiev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Poulter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hamidovich Saitiev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poulter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to keep Poulter in close.
Poulter throwing strikes from guard but Hamidovich Saitiev blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Poulter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Poulter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from Poulter does no damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulter is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hamidovich Saitiev checks a leg kick.
Hamidovich Saitiev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hamidovich Saitiev lands in his opponent's guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a strike but Poulter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hamidovich Saitiev has his hands on Poulter's head, controlling the position.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to get back to his feet but Poulter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamidovich Saitiev is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter postures up in Hamidovich Saitiev's guard and throws a big left but Hamidovich Saitiev blocks it.
Poulter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Poulter throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamidovich Saitiev is pulling down on Poulter's head to control his posture.
Hamidovich Saitiev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poulter's guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamidovich Saitiev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hamidovich Saitiev landing some decent shots from guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev is in close to Poulter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Poulter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poulter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamidovich Saitiev content to stall in guard here.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying to control the position from guard on top but Poulter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a strike but Poulter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Poulter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamidovich Saitiev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamidovich Saitiev has his hands on Poulter's head, controlling the position.
Hamidovich Saitiev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Poulter manages to get himself to full guard.
Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Poulter controls Hamidovich Saitiev momentarily but Hamidovich Saitiev frees himself.
Poulter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamidovich Saitiev.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamidovich Saitiev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamidovich Saitiev chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamidovich Saitiev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a strike but Poulter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Poulter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poulter postures up in Hamidovich Saitiev's guard and throws a big left but Hamidovich Saitiev blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to control the position but Poulter postures up.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hamidovich Saitiev pulls Poulter in close to prevent any damage.
Poulter tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamidovich Saitiev is retaining full guard.
Poulter is fighting to break Hamidovich Saitiev's control of his arms but Hamidovich Saitiev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poulter misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poulter.
Hamidovich Saitiev closes the distance and clinches up with Poulter, looking for a takedown. Hamidovich Saitiev pushes Poulter against the cage but Poulter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Hamidovich Saitiev or perhaps it was just good defense by Poulter, which made it look bad.
Poulter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Poulter wants it to stay on the feet.
Poulter misses with a two punch combination.
Poulter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulter misses with a low kick as Hamidovich Saitiev jumps back.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Poulter.
Poulter takes a swing at Hamidovich Saitiev's ribcage but misses.
Poulter lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulter moves into range and connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hamidovich Saitiev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Poulter sneaks out the side door and pushes Hamidovich Saitiev away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poulter's waist but Poulter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamidovich Saitiev off to one side.
Poulter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamidovich Saitiev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots in looking for a takedown. Poulter tries to sprawl out of it but Hamidovich Saitiev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poulter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Poulter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes one to the side of the head.
Poulter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter throws a right hand that Hamidovich Saitiev ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamidovich Saitiev also avoids with ease.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to counter with a takedown but Poulter is quick to defend against it.
Poulter lands a nice shot to the body.
Paul Poulter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poulter ducks under a wild hook from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Poulter!
Poulter tries to improve position but can't.
Hamidovich Saitiev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Poulter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hamidovich Saitiev grinds an elbow into Poulter's temple.
The referee asks Hamidovich Saitiev politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hamidovich Saitiev prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamidovich Saitiev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poulter keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev with the ground and pound but Poulter regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev with the ground and pound but Poulter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to sit in guard and control but Poulter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to stand and escape but Poulter is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poulter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poulter is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter connects with a couple of short punches.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying to keep a closed guard but Poulter is proving a slippery customer.
Poulter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Poulter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hamidovich Saitiev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying to keep a closed guard but Poulter is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hamidovich Saitiev darts in looking for a takedown but Poulter gets double underhooks and turns Hamidovich Saitiev into the cage.
Poulter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Poulter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poulter.
Paul Poulter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poulter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hamidovich Saitiev is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Poulter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poulter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Poulter!
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energy
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