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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 2169 p4p, 277 weight class) and Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 5408 p4p, 553 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
45 - 23 - 0 |
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183 cm
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185 lbs
22 - 27 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 27 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamidovich Saitiev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hunt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hamidovich Saitiev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamidovich Saitiev feints the counter takedown.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to pull guard but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Hamidovich Saitiev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hunt is defending well.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Hunt stalling in the clinch.
Hunt leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hunt for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Hunt has Hamidovich Saitiev pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hunt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Hamidovich Saitiev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hunt.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamidovich Saitiev's face.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hunt just leaning against Hamidovich Saitiev, taking a breather.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hunt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hamidovich Saitiev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hunt is working Hamidovich Saitiev over against the cage.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hamidovich Saitiev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Hunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to drag Hunt to the mat but Hunt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks winded!
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
Hunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Hunt pushes Hamidovich Saitiev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to pull guard but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamidovich Saitiev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hamidovich Saitiev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Hamidovich Saitiev won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Hunt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hunt is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Hamidovich Saitiev back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to pull guard but Hunt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev pulls guard.
Hunt works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hunt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt passes to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunt trying to control but Hamidovich Saitiev is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Hunt has closed the distance and engaged Hamidovich Saitiev in a clinch.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hamidovich Saitiev up against the cage.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamidovich Saitiev can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt is pushing Hamidovich Saitiev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Hunt won't allow it.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Hunt digs a right hand into Hamidovich Saitiev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hamidovich Saitiev's gas tank.
Hamidovich Saitiev is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamidovich Saitiev's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Good body shot from Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt presses Hamidovich Saitiev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt landing knees to the body.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamidovich Saitievs head.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Hamidovich Saitiev's ribcage. Hamidovich Saitiev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hunt is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt landing knees to the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
A short right from Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Hunt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunt gets through Hamidovich Saitiev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hunt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hamidovich Saitiev up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
Good body shot from Hunt.
Hunt has Hamidovich Saitiev pressed against the cage.
Hunt avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phol Hunt.
Hunt rushes Hamidovich Saitiev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hunt cracks Hamidovich Saitiev with a nice body shot.
Hunt works on Hamidovich Saitiev's body with a couple of short punches.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Hamidovich Saitiev won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt scores with a knee to the head.
Hunt with a knee to the head.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Hunt digs a right hand into Hamidovich Saitiev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hamidovich Saitiev's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a shot to the head.
Phol Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt is stalling here.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Hamidovich Saitiev's ribcage. Hamidovich Saitiev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamidovich Saitiev letting Hunt take a breather here.
Hunt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamidovich Saitiev backwards.
Hamidovich Saitiev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to keep at a distance but Hunt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunt.
Hunt connects with a knee to the head.
Hunt gets through Hamidovich Saitiev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev is rocked!
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Hamidovich Saitiev drops back down to his feet.
Phol Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt drops Hamidovich Saitiev with a big knee straight up the middle! Hamidovich Saitiev is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hamidovich Saitiev is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
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!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Hamidovich Saitiev is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Phol Hunt!
A determined Phol Hunt didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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