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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pave Hunt (ranked 261 p4p, 36 weight class) and George Salvador (ranked 485 p4p, 67 weight class). Hunt comes to the ring accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Eat You Alive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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180 lbs
24 - 10 - 1 |
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183 cm
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203 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pave Hunt! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Salvador chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Salvador has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Hunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Salvador counters with a straight right hand. Hunt throws a leg kick and Salvador counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Salvador should have avoided that one. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Salvador - that will leave a mark!
Hunt throws the left hand but Salvador avoids the punch easily. Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hunt throws a head kick that Salvador semi-blocks.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Salvador misses the jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hunt misses with a straight right. Hunt misses with a straight left. Salvador checks a leg kick nicely. Salvador scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Pave Hunt has been cut. Salvador thows a body kick. Hunt tries to catch it but that hurt him. Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Salvador lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Salvador moves away and avoids it. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salvador, right into the meat.
Salvador throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily. Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing. Pave Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hunt throws a head kick that misses. Hunt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Salvador stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Salvador feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A punch lands to the side of Salvador 's head but he takes it in his stride. Salvador tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvador. Hunt misses with an uppercut. Salvador saw that one coming. Salvador ducks under a wild hook from Hunt. Hunt throws a hook to the side of Salvador's head but Salvador sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Good exchange - Salvador coming out on top. Hunt 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. 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 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt. Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Salvador ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A combination from Salvador does no damage. Salvador scores with a hook.
Hunt is rocked! Hunt dodges the punch combination from Salvador.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Salvador moves out of range easily. Salvador wants to counter the offense by Hunt and move into the clinch position. An inside leg kick from Salvador misses. Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A good leg kick by Salvador. Salvador tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salvador.
Salvador moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Salvador defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand. Hunt misses with a looping right. Hunt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Salvador throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely. Hunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket. Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Salvador counters with a stiff right hand. Salvador throws a half hearted mid kick. 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 Pave Hunt's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Salvador connects with an inside leg kick. Salvador has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Salvador throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Salvador fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Hunt swings for the body but Salvador moves out of range.
Hunt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Salvador moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hunt throws a leg kick and Salvador counters with a huge right that knocks Hunt out cold! Salvador is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Salvador! George Salvador is the new middleweight champion! George Salvador was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. The defeated Pave Hunt had this to say: 'I am focusing on nobody but myself'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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