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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grigor Vladovich (ranked 1473 p4p, 177 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 1508 p4p, 183 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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188 lbs
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180 lbs
47 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grigor Vladovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vladovich, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt is working Vladovich over against the cage.
Hunt slows down the pace here.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt misses with a knee to the head.
Vladovich is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hunt obliges.
Vladovich lands a nice uppercut.
Vladovich has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Vladovich is blocking nicely.
Vladovich breaks from the clinch.
Vladovich swinging wildly here.
Hunt throws a head kick that Vladovich semi-blocks.
Hunt scores with a takedown into Vladovich's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt trying to control but Vladovich is working from the bottom.
Hunt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vladovich haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladovich is trying to keep Hunt in close.
Hunt content to stall in guard here.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vladovich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vladovich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Vladovich is retaining full guard.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Vladovich keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vladovich missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vladovich with a hook.
Hunt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hunt tries to move into range but Vladovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hunt wants to clinch.
Vladovich walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hunt.
Vladovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vladovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vladovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt fails with the takedown.
Vladovich stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunt. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with the combination.
Hunt has Vladovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Vladovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vladovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vladovich misses with a straight right.
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vladovich.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Vladovich is avoiding it.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Hunt pushes Vladovich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a shot to the body.
Vladovich manages to break the clinch.
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 closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vladovich to the mat! Vladovich manages to get full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
Hunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Vladovich is keeping the position.
Hunt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vladovich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hunt controls the pace.
Vladovich wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vladovich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vladovich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hunt darts in trying to clinch
and Vladovich counters with a straight right hand.
Vladovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Vladovich back into the cage.
Vladovich breaks from the clinch.
Vladovich lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich moves out of range.
Vladovich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladovich.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt clinches.
Vladovich is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vladovich wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Vladovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich is having none of it.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vladovich swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt goes for a double leg but Vladovich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vladovich continues to drive forward.
Vladovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vladovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich is having none of it.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Vladovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phol Hunt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Hunt.
Vladovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vladovich blocks the body kick.
Vladovich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vladovich gets tackled into the cage by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vladovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt clinches.
Vladovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunt digs a right hand underneath Vladovich's ribcage. Vladovich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vladovich breaks the clinch.
Vladovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vladovich to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Vladovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich moves out of range.
Vladovich lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grigor Vladovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt rushes Vladovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt crunches a lovely knee into Vladovich's ribcage.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vladovich can't break the clinch.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but Vladovich gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt is leaning against Vladovich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Vladovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vladovich.
Vladovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vladovich is keeping busy.
Hunt looking to stall.
Vladovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vladovich avoids it.
Vladovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vladovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt moves into the clinch.
Hunt throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Vladovich.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vladovich pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vladovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vladovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vladovich tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Vladovich back against the cage.
Vladovich wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Hunt has Vladovich pressed against the cage, preventing Vladovich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vladovich tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Vladovich back against the cage.
Vladovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt gets a clinch.
Vladovich is trying to force a seperation but Hunt has the dominant position.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt prevents Vladovich from breaking the clinch.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Vladovich throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Vladovich loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Hunt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vladovich is trying to break the clinch but Hunt has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vladovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vladovich breaks from the clinch.
Hunt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vladovich fails to land.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vladovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vladovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the head but Vladovich blocks with his arms.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Vladovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vladovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to clinch but Vladovich is having none of it.
Grigor Vladovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vladovich.
Despite the aggression on Hunt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Vladovich digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Vladovich leaves Hunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunt.
Hunt has Vladovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladovich breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Vladovich misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vladovich, pushing him back against the cage.
Vladovich wants to break free but Hunt has control.
Vladovich is trying to break free.
Vladovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Vladovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt darts in trying to clinch
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vladovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phol Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vladovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladovich.
Hunt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vladovich is trying to escape the position but Hunt is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt stands up.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vladovich looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Hunt throws a counter combo.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Vladovich is avoiding it.
Vladovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Vladovich.
Jab from Vladovich.
Vladovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vladovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vladovich defends it nicely.
Grigor Vladovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phol Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grigor Vladovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Vladovich.
Hunt prevents Vladovich from breaking the clinch.
Vladovich tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Vladovich back against the cage.
Vladovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phol Hunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vladovich can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phol Hunt.
I've got Hunt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
A pretty intense looking Phol Hunt took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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