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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emong Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvacion comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse. Hardy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coming home -Dirty money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
24 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Emong Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hardy misses with a shot to the body
and Salvacion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvacion throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Hardy takes a swing at Salvacion's ribcage but misses.
Salvacion stalks Hardy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hardy's face. Hardy staggers backwards, shaken.
Salvacion dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy tried to score with a low kick but Salvacion checks it.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardy works Salvacion's body with a nice hook.
Jason Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salvacion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion slips a jab from Hardy.
Hardy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salvacion's half guard.
Salvacion is positioning himself well to prevent Hardy advancing to mount.
Salvacion trying to control from the bottom.
Hardy is looking for a kimura here.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salvacion is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is working hard here to advance position.
Hardy throwing shots but Salvacion is blocking nicely.
Salvacion wants to get back to full guard.
Hardy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Salvacion makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Salvacion.
Salvacion manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salvacion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Salvacion's guard.
Hardy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvacion is trying to keep Hardy in close.
Salvacion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Salvacion keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Salvacion haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hardy throws a strike but Salvacion rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Salvacion works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
Salvacion passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hardy gets back to half guard.
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 Emong Salvacion 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.
Hardy cracks Salvacion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salvacion counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salvacion rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Emong Salvacion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Salvacion!
Hardy delivers a nice body kick.
Hardy scores with a hook.
Salvacion lands a two punch combo.
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!
Hardy misses with a leg kick
and Salvacion counters with a one-two to the body.
Salvacion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salvacion digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salvacion.
Salvacion is looking for a counter combo.
Salvacion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy flicks out a counter leg kick but Salvacion steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy thows a leg kick but Salvacion checks it
and Salvacion counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Salvacion. Those never looked like landing.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy lands a jab.
Hardy misses with a right hand
and Salvacion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardy looking to sit in guard and control but Salvacion gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvacion distracts Hardy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Salvacion postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy 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.
Salvacion with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salvacion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Salvacion stands up over Hardy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salvacion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvacion lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salvacion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
Hardy has momentary wrist control but Salvacion slips an elbow through the middle.
Hardy is trying to keep Salvacion in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Salvacion pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salvacion lands a nice short elbow.
Salvacion working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hardy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hardy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Salvacion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardy's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hardy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Salvacion working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Salvacion connects with a nice short shot to Hardy's temple.
Hardy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hardy.
Emong Salvacion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvacion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Hardy trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emong Salvacion dominated that second round.
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!
Hardy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Salvacion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy misses with a combination
and Salvacion counters with a left to the body.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Salvacion.
Hardy misses with the body kick
and Salvacion counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy misses with a hook. Salvacion ducked under it nicely.
As Hardy looks to move away, Salvacion throws a big counter combo but Hardy just gets out of the way.
Hardy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws a low kick, looking for Salvacion's leg but Salvacion calmly moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Salvacion. Those never looked like landing.
Emong Salvacion is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Salvacion counters with a left and a right that stings Hardy.
Hardy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvacion pinned against the cage. Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Hardy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hardy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Salvacion is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salvacion 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.
Hardy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hardy trying to control the position but Salvacion is working away.
Hardy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Salvacion knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jason Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Salvacion is avoiding damage well.
Hardy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Salvacion is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hardy off and has taken his back!
Hardy is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Salvacion.
Salvacion trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the position but Salvacion manages to sink in the hooks.
Hardy is really stuck here.
Hardy is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Salvacion gets his way!
Salvacion connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hardy to escape the position.
Hardy is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hardy prevents Salvacion from getting a body triangle.
Salvacion lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Salvacion go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Salvacion is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hardy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hardy wants to escape the position.
Salvacion lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Salvacion throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hardy could be in trouble here!
Hardy tries to roll but Salvacion sticks to his back.
Salvacion lands punches and elbows.
Hardy prevents Salvacion from getting a body triangle.
Hardy turns into Salvacion and is now in his guard.
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!
Hardy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salvacion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emong Salvacion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salvacion 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emong Salvacion!
Post fight, Emong Salvacion stared into the camera and said 'Thank you so much to the fans, my family, this is it. I'm done and I'm going out with a grateful heart thank you so much guys!'.
Jason Hardy spoke after the fight, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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energy
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hype
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