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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 35 p4p, 46 weight class) and George Salvador (ranked 5 p4p, 7 weight class). Bhullar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Daniel Cormier - All About That Cake. Arjan Bhullar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Salvador's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic 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 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar throws a right hand that misses
and Salvador counters with a one-two to the body.
Salvador misses with a low kick.
Bhullar lands with a shot to the body.
Bhullar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salvador has a couple of punches blocked by Bhullar.
Bhullar has clasped his hands together around Salvador's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bhullar working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhullar scoring with punches and elbows.
Salvador is pushing Bhullar's head away, looking to escape. Bhullar manages to hold on to the position though.
Bhullar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Salvador to see if he's OK.
Bhullar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bhullar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Salvador pushes Bhullar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bhullar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Check out the look on Bhullar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Salvador felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Salvador is pushing Bhullar's head away, looking to escape. Bhullar manages to hold on to the position though.
Bhullar is looking to take a break and control but Salvador is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salvador takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bhullar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Salvador throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Salvador throws a head kick that Bhullar semi-blocks.
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Bhullar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvador moves away.
Salvador thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salvador misses with a hook. Bhullar ducked under it nicely.
Bhullar with a nice cross.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador clobbers Bhullar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bhullar defending well as Salvador loads up on a big left hand.
Bhullar fails with the takedown.
Salvador is trying to counter with his kicks.
Salvador connects with a right hand. Bhullar shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvador thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salvador misses the body punch
and Bhullar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Salvador!
Salvador is trying to control Bhullar's posture but Bhullar avoids it.
Bhullar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhullar trying to control the position but Salvador is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador wants to get back to his feet but Bhullar drags him back down.
Salvador is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Salvador is letting Bhullar control him for a moment.
Bhullar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Salvador is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bhullar lands some shots froms side control.
Salvador wants to get back to his feet.
Bhullar cracks Salvador with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvador is trying to buck Bhullar off.
Salvador trying to control but Bhullar flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvador is covering up but some of the strikes from Bhullar are getting through and doing damage.
Bhullar is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Salvador up.
Salvador is trying to stand back up.
Salvador is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bhullar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salvador scores with a head kick. Bhullar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bhullar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salvador moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bhullar misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Bhullar finds it's target.
Salvador throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arjan Bhullar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
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.
Bhullar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salvador unleashes a big counter combination but Bhullar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
George Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvador keeps the fight on the outside.
Bhullar misses with a left hand
enabling Salvador to counter with a crisp jab.
Bhullar blocks a low kick nicely.
Salvador displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bhullar throws out the jab.
Bhullar slips a jab and a cross from Salvador.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvador lands a nice hook to Bhullar's body. Bhullar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses.
Salvador will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salvador goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bhullar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salvador counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvador lands a big head kick that sends Bhullar tumbling to the mat! Salvador takes a step backwards and waves Bhullar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bhullar is rocked!
Bhullar gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Salvador points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Bhullar wakes up just in time to hear Salvador thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Salvador!
After the fight, George Salvador was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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