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EFC 2010:1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Hardey will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Devon Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hardey!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardey works the jab nicely.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardey is looking to clinch.
Garcia gets the takedown into side control.
Hardey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hardey holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Garcia has control of an arm but Hardey manages to advance to Garcia's back!
Hardey wants to get back to his feet.
Hardey trying to control the hands but Garcia won't let him.
Hardey tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardey tries to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
Hardey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing Hardey from standing up.
Hardey stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Hardey trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Hardey from controlling successfully.
Hardey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Hardey.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Hardey is avoiding it.
Hardey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardey misses with the combination.
Garcia fails with the takedown.
Hardey has his takedown stuffed
and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
Hardey is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Garcia is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hardey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hardey looks gassed!
Garcia gets to mount! Hardey was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Garcia prevents Hardey from getting the reversal.
Garcia takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hardey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hardey sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hardey wants to get back to full guard but Garcia has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Garcia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hardey throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Hardey with a poor takedown
and Garcia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garcia.
Hardey working a defensive guard here.
Garcia won't allow Hardey to get back to his feet.
Garcia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardey is trying to hold Garcia in close to prevent damage but Garcia has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardey wants to control the action here but instead Garcia manages to pass to full mount!
Hardey is trying desperately to improve position.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardey is looking to escape.
Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hardey wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardey holds of for dear life.
Hardey tries to lock up and control but Garcia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hardey can't escape the position.
Hardey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardey wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Devon Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garcia is proving hard to escape from.
Hardey trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing Hardey from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Hardey from controlling successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dan Hardey just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia shoots in but Hardey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hardey rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardey is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Garcia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hardey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Garcia won't allow Hardey to pass to mount.
Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hardey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hardey wants to stand but Garcia has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hardey trying to control from Garcia's half guard. Garcia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hardey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Hardey is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardey wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing Hardey from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hardey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Devon Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hardey misses with a takedown
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardey as he jumps to the side.
Hardey scores with a one two! Garcia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Hardey circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia moves forwards but Hardey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia misses with a knee strike.
Hardey pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardey is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Hardey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hardey misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia looks for a takedown but Hardey sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardey really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dan Hardey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardey.
Hardey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hardey shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardey tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardey tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Hardey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
Hardey is trying to buck Garcia off.
Hardey tries to bench press Garcia off him but Garcia keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Hardey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardey is looking for a sweep.
Hardey has one of Garcia's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Hardey is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardey is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
Hardey is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Hardey is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Garcia is trying to trip Hardey. He has hold of a leg but Hardey is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Garcia persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hardey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardey is pulling down on Garcia's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardey looking to control.
Hardey is pulling down on Garcia's head. It's preventing any offense from Garcia, at least for the moment.
Garcia stops Hardey from standing up.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardey is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Hardey keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Garcia had his way with Dan Hardey in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hardey fails with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
Hardey keeping his opponent close.
Garcia working away.
Hardey tries to improve position but can't.
Hardey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardey tries to buck Garcia off but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia happy to just control the position for now.
Hardey sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Garcia is looking to advance position but Hardey won't allow it.
Hardey looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardey actively working from the bottom here.
Hardey is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardey avoid being mounted?
Garcia controlling the pace.
Hardey is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardey avoid being mounted?
Hardey is not content to let Garcia control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardey is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardey avoid being mounted?
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hardey misses with a wild combination.
Garcia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hardey wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardey is doing well to control the position and prevent Garcia from advancing to side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardey trying to control but Garcia postures up.
Hardey wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hardey wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devon Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Devon Garcia!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Devon Garcia!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Devon Garcia!
Devon Garcia wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Salinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salinger has chosen Cancer Bats - Deathsmarch as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Abel hurricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerard Salinger!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salinger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before hurricane can pounce on him.
Nice body kick from hurricane.
A chopping leg kick lands by hurricane.
hurricane connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by hurricane.
Salinger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
hurricane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Gerard Salinger has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
hurricane is looking to clinch but Salinger is avoiding it.
hurricane scores with a kick to the midsection.
Salinger looks gassed!
hurricane lands with a slapping head kick.
hurricane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
hurricane scoring with some ground and pound.
hurricane is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salinger is rocked!
hurricane advances position into side control!
Check out the look on hurricane's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Salinger is still in real trouble! Can hurricane finish him?
Salinger taking a bit of punishment here - hurricane scoring with strikes.
hurricane wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Salinger, who protects the arm well.
hurricane advances to full mount.
Salinger seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hurricane landing strikes from the mount.
hurricane lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
hurricane has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Salinger's face.
Salinger is in a horrible position here. hurricane smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
hurricane lands a nice shot to the head.
Salinger is in all sorts of trouble here.
hurricane pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by hurricane.
hurricane fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Salinger is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hurricane putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Salinger is trying to escape the mount.
hurricane with a couple of short strikes.
hurricane unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
hurricane working the ground and pound effectively.
hurricane punishing his opponent with strikes.
hurricane scoring with strikes but Salinger is staying in there.
hurricane connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
hurricane working Salinger over with strikes here.
hurricane lands with some strikes.
hurricane breaks from Salinger's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hurricane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salinger is looking to escape.
Salinger regains half guard.
Salinger works his way to full guard. Good work.
Salinger wants to sweep here but hurricane controlling him for the moment.
hurricane is working Salinger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
hurricane stops Salinger from standing up.
hurricane is looking to stand up but Salinger won't let him.
hurricane works over Salinger with some ground and pound from guard.
hurricane distracts Salinger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
hurricane trying to control but Salinger is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salinger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for hurricane.
Salinger moves into the clinch.
hurricane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
hurricane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salinger's head.
Salinger is looking to clinch but hurricane is avoiding it.
hurricane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salinger's calf.
Abel hurricane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
hurricane keeps the fight on the outside.
hurricane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salinger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from hurricane.
hurricane shoots for a double leg takedown but Salinger sprawls well. He's pushed hurricane's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel hurricane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Salinger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Salinger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
hurricane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Salinger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
hurricane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Salinger manages to get himself to full guard.
hurricane stopping the sweep attempt from Salinger.
hurricane passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hurricane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salinger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Salinger gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salinger wants to get back to full guard.
hurricane winds up and cracks Salinger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
hurricane frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hurricane is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Salinger that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Salinger can't escape the position.
Salinger defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from hurricane.
Salinger tries to hold on but hurricane pushes him away.
Salinger is in all sorts of trouble here.
hurricane working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
hurricane lands a nice shot to the head.
hurricane is landing with some decent strikes but Salinger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Salinger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Salinger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
hurricane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salinger can do to turn this around?
hurricane lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Salinger is wriggling around trying to escape.
hurricane cracks Salinger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
hurricane lands a nice shot to the head.
hurricane working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
hurricane is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Salinger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Salinger that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
hurricane in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
hurricane looking to finish Salinger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salinger!
hurricane sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Salinger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
hurricane 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.
hurricane working the ground and pound effectively.
Abel hurricane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salinger is trying desperately to improve position.
hurricane postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Salinger looks a forlorn figure.
hurricane with shots to the head and body - Salinger looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Salinger is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Salinger wants to control but hurricane is having none of it.
hurricane landing strikes from the mount.
Salinger flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
hurricane lands a big shot there that rocks Salinger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
hurricane landing strikes, looking to finish!
hurricane has hold of Salinger's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Salinger manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Salinger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
hurricane lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Salinger hang on?
Salinger tries to reverse the position but hurricane maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel hurricane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Salinger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
hurricane blocks a head kick by Salinger.
Salinger moves in looking to clinch but hurricane pushes him off.
hurricane scores with a spinning back kick!
hurricane tries for a takedown but Salinger circles away easily
and Salinger counters with a nice double leg into side control. hurricane won't be happy with that.
hurricane dodges the ground and pound from Salinger.
hurricane sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Salinger working the head and body with strikes.
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. Salinger connects with a nice short shot to hurricane's temple.
hurricane is pressing down on Salinger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Salinger looking to sit in guard and control but hurricane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
hurricane tries to free his leg and advance position but Salinger is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salinger striking from the bottom.
hurricane slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salinger tries to improve position but can't.
hurricane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
hurricane cracks Salinger with a big right hand but Salinger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Salinger gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Salinger is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
hurricane lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Salinger hang on?
Salinger tries to lock up and control but hurricane gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
hurricane lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salinger is looking to get to half guard.
hurricane looking to finish Salinger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salinger!
Salinger tries to lock up and control but hurricane gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
hurricane working Salinger over with strikes here.
hurricane looking to finish Salinger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salinger!
hurricane dominating with strikes here.
Salinger gets back to half guard.
Salinger wants to control but hurricane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
hurricane slips a nice elbow through Salinger's hands, connecting with Salinger's forehead.
Salinger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of hurricane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take hurricane's back!
hurricane manages to reverse the position and now he's in Salinger's guard. Nice work there by hurricane.
Salinger seems keen to control hurricane's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salinger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
hurricane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salinger looking for a sweep. Not yet Salinger, not yet.
hurricane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salinger 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.
hurricane chips away with some ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salinger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Salinger closes the distance and pushes hurricane back into the cage.
Salinger prevents a takedown attempt there.
Salinger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Salinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of hurricanes head.
hurricane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salinger has him pressed against the cage.
hurricane missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Salinger.
A right hand to the body from Salinger.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salinger.
Salinger lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
hurricane tries to land a knee to the head but Salinger blocks with his arms.
hurricane misses with a knee strike.
Salinger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
hurricane is looking to break free of the clinch but Salinger has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salinger.
Salinger has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed hurricane clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Salinger lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Salinger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Salinger really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Salinger'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.
hurricane tries for a takedown but Salinger circles away easily
and Salinger counters with a single leg into guard. hurricane didn't expect that.
Salinger wants to control from the top but hurricane keeps moving.
hurricane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salinger is one step ahead there.
hurricane is working hard here to advance position.
hurricane trying to strike off his back.
Salinger stands up over hurricane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salinger pushes down on hurricane's leg and manages to get into half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
hurricane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
hurricane keeping moving, preventing Salinger from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hurricane throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
hurricane trying to strike off his back.
hurricane thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Salinger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of hurricane's head.
hurricane throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Salinger stopping the sweep attempt from hurricane.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salinger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before hurricane can pounce on him.
hurricane thows a leg kick but Salinger checks it
and Salinger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Salinger.
Salinger working some strikes from top position.
hurricane keeping full guard, as Salinger tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salinger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as hurricane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salinger landing some decent shots from guard.
hurricane has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Salinger has passed into side control.
Salinger stands up and we're back to a striking position.
hurricane feints and then cracks Salinger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salinger down.
Salinger closes the distance and clinches.
hurricane throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Salinger on the inside.
Salinger blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salinger stalls.
hurricane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salinger blocks it with crossed arms.
Salinger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salinger lands a left hand that snaps the head of hurricane backwards.
Salinger has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from hurricane.
Salinger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
hurricane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salinger digs a right hand underneath hurricane's ribcage. hurricane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
hurricane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salinger gets through hurricane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
hurricane is trying to stall.
Salinger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
hurricane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salinger.
hurricane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
hurricane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salinger blocks it with crossed arms.
Salinger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
hurricane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salinger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Salinger pushes hurricane up against the cage in a clinch.
Salinger lands a takedown into guard.
Salinger won't allow hurricane to sweep him here.
Salinger slips nicely into half guard.
hurricane regains full guard. Nicely done.
hurricane trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
hurricane had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Salinger is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. hurricane Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Salinger's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Salinger dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Salinger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by hurricane.
hurricane connects with a solid leg kick.
Salinger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
hurricane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Salinger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
hurricane wants to control but Salinger is keeping busy.
hurricane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
hurricane tries to get to full guard but Salinger has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hurricane tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Salinger is looking to take a break and control but hurricane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
hurricane is trying to stand up here but Salinger is controlling him well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Salinger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A chopping leg kick lands by hurricane.
hurricane misses with a low kick as Salinger jumps back.
hurricane throws a big shot that misses.
Salinger gets a takedown into half guard.
hurricane is looking for a sweep. Salinger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salinger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salinger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salinger is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
hurricane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salinger.
hurricane is pressing down on Salinger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Salinger postures up.
hurricane 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
hurricane lands a front kick.
hurricane has Salinger up against the cage in a clinch.
Salinger has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed hurricane clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
hurricane manages to reverse the position and now he's in Salinger's guard. Nice work there by hurricane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hurricane is working Salinger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Salinger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst hurricane is controlling him.
Salinger trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
hurricane preventing the sweep.
Salinger looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but hurricane puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Salinger is in trouble now - hurricane has advanced to mount!
Salinger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
hurricane prevents Salinger from getting the reversal.
Salinger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
hurricane landing strikes from the mount and Salinger is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
hurricane scores with a couple of good head shots there.
hurricane raining down shots from the mount!
Salinger tries to buck hurricane off but he can't manage it.
Salinger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
hurricane connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Salinger is working to get back to half guard.
hurricane wants to control the pace but Salinger is squirming around nicely.
hurricane landing strikes, looking to finish!
hurricane lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Salinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salinger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Abel hurricane!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Abel hurricane!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Abel hurricane!
Abel hurricane wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Salek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Purcell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Salek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Purcell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salek pushes Purcell up against the cage in a clinch.
Salek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Purcell is keeping busy.
Salek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Purcell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salek is pressed up against the cage. Purcell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salek down to the mat. Salek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Purcell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Salek tries to clinch there but Purcell circles away.
Salek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Purcell tests Salek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Purcell thuds his right hand into Salek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Purcell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salek.
Rick Purcell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Purcell lands a nice looking body shot.
Salek connects with a solid leg kick.
Purcell drops Salek with a left right combo! Purcell follows him down to the ground into side control.
Salek is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big shot lands for Purcell! That's hurt Salek! Will he recover? Purcell fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Purcell!
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