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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Salvador (ranked 640 p4p, 92 weight class) and Aldo Vurny (ranked 1823 p4p, 242 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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203 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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187 cm
39
203 lbs
31 - 22 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Vurny!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vurny smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salvador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salvador wants to land a leg kick but Vurny is out of range.
Salvador bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vurny's head.
Salvador misses with a low kick.
Vurny avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Salvador looks to clinch
and Vurny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Vurny.
Salvador misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Salvador's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Salvador scores with a head kick.
It looks like Aldo Vurny has been cut.
Salvador looks to land a right hand but Vurny moved out of range.
Vurny with the counter takedown but Salvador avoids it easily.
Salvador connects with a right hand. Vurny shakes it off.
Salvador looks to land a body kick but Vurny moved away.
Salvador throws a jab but it's blocked by Vurny.
Vurny tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vurny fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny misses with a double jab.
Vurny takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Salvador misses with a straight left.
Vurny changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vurny takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Salvador as Vurny shoots in.
Vurny keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Salvador.
Vurny misses with a hook. Salvador ducked under it nicely.
Salvador slaps away a takedown attempt from Vurny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
George Salvador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
Vurny works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
George Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvador throws a looping overhand right but Vurny ducks down to avoid it.
Salvador looks to throw the jab but Vurny is out of range.
Vurny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salvador.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Salvador fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown but Salvador shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salvador shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Salvador fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vurny is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Vurny.
Vurny shoots in for a double leg but Salvador sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salvador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salvador slips under a jab from Vurny.
Vurny staying out of range there.
Salvador connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vurny tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salvador sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vurny somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Salvador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salvador has managed to clinch.
Salvador lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salvador has Vurny pressed against the ropes, preventing Vurny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Salvador misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salvador tries to land a knee to the head but Vurny blocks with his arms.
Salvador lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salvador is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vurny can do to turn this around?
Salvador misses with some punches.
Salvador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vurny's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vurny.
Vurny keeps the fight on the outside.
Salvador lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vurny feints the counter takedown.
Vurny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salvador throws out the jab.
Salvador scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vurny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vurny thuds his right hand into Salvador's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salvador defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vurny.
George Salvador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
Salvador fails with an attempt to clinch.
George Salvador is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salvador tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vurny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salvador lands a nice shot that snaps Vurny's head back.
Vurny on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salvador. Vurny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvador throws a hook but Vurny blocks it.
Salvador throws a right hand that Vurny ducks under and follows up with a left that Vurny also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador lands a leg kick that knocks Vurny off balance momentarily.
George Salvador is winning the standup battle so far.
Salvador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvador misses with a looping right.
Salvador walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vurny checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vurny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salvador counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vurny goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Salvador looks to throw the jab but Vurny is out of range.
Salvador fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salvador.
Vurny has his takedown stuffed
and Salvador connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salvador throws a leg kick but Vurny sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Salvador looks to land a right hand but Vurny moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vurny! But no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vurny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Salvador dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Vurny's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vurny.
Aldo Vurny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salvador with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salvador scores with a leg kick.
Salvador looks to land a right hand but Vurny moved out of range.
Vurny tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salvador misses the shot to the body.
Salvador throws a leg kick which misses Vurny's front leg but catches the back leg as Vurny tries to avoid it.
Vurny takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aldo Vurny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salvador darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Salvador uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vurny.
Salvador shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vurny ducks right into an uppercut from Salvador.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vurny darts in looking for a takedown but Salvador gets double underhooks and turns Vurny into the ropes.
Salvador misses with a low kick.
Vurny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salvador chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salvador catches Vurny with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Salvador scores with a punch to the head.
Vurny's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vurny lands with a nice combination. Salvador backs away looking to recover.
Vurny looks to land a combination but Salvador avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Salvador on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salvador swings for the body but Vurny moves out of range.
Salvador cracks Vurny with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Salvador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Salvador.
Vurny throws a series of punches but Salvador avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Salvador misses the target.
George Salvador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salvador.
Vurny gets tackled into the ropes by Salvador. Salvador maintains the clinch.
Salvador lands a right hand.
Salvador trying to land knees to the body.
Vurny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
George Salvador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Vurny.
Salvador blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Salvador.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salvador.
Salvador scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salvador.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salvador.
Salvador lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador lands with a light punch inside.
Vurny lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salvador scores a nice knee to the body.
Vurny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salvador lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Salvador showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salvador has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for George Salvador!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for George Salvador!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for George Salvador!
George Salvador wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble George Salvador misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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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
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