UFC on Fuel TV 5 Recap: Dan Hardy wins one for the home crowd
Posted on September 30, 2012, 12:36 AM by Mike Drahota
UFC on Fuel TV 5 is finished and gave the fans from Nottingham, England something to cheer about. As previously reported, Stefan Struve stopped Stipe Miocic via strikes in the 2nd round. You can read that article right here. In other action, countryman Dan Hardy survived to win an exciting decision over fellow Welterweight Amir Sadollah. A great win for the Brit, as Hardy extends his winning streak after his much-discussed four fight losing streak. Brad “One Punch” Pickett lived up to his nickname's billing with a knockout of Yves Jabouin.
Matt Wiman put on an impressive performance with a Submission of the Night victory over Paul Sass. John Hathaway picked up the win with a decision over John Maguire. Duane Ludwig had to forfeit his Welterweight bout with Che Mills due to an unfortunate injury. Hopefully he heals up quick and effectively.
With the win, Struve has called for a fight with Fabricio Werdum in his next bout. Both fighters have excellent submission skills, with edge probably going to Vai Cavalo. However, Struve would have the reach and size advantage. It could be an interesting bout with possible future title implications.
UFC on Fuel TV 5 Full Results:
Main Card:
Stefan Struve def. Stipe Miocic by R2 TKO (Strikes
Dan Hardy def. Amir Sadollah by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Brad Pickett def. Yves Jabouin by R1 KO (Punches)
Matt Wiman def. Paul Sass by R1 Submission (Armlock)
John Hathaway def. John Maguire by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Che Mills def. Duane Ludwig by R1 TKO (due to injury)
Preliminary Card:
Jimi Manuwa def. Kyle Kingsbury by R2 TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Akira Corassani def. Andy Ogle by Split Decision (29-28, 30-37, 28-29)
Brad Tavares defe. Tom Watson by Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)
Gunnar Nelson def. DaMarques Johnson by R1 Submission (Choke)
Robert Peralta defeated Jason Young by R1 KO (Strikes)
LowKick.com Awards:
Performance of the Night:
Dan Hardy gets the nod for his gritty performance with a return to his winning ways.
Finish of the Night:
Stefan Struve wins the award for his second round knockout of previously undefeated Stipe Miocic.
Comments
Glad for Hardy. It was emotional.
good showing from all our guys and any one who complained about the card is not right in the head imo. a lot of great fights except the akira/ogle one that seemed like it should of been on cage rage or maybe BAMMA but no way were they UFC material.
Hardy's fight was good until he took it to the ground. He seemed to be winning the stand up, not sure why he chose the safe boring method to finish it out.
Great night for British MMA!
Besides for the Sass loss, all of our better guys came through:
- Hardy showed improvements in his all around game and is on a impressive two fight win streak - outstriking the two best traditional Muay Thai fighters at WW.
- Brad "One Punch" Pickett lived up to his nickname by delivering a devastating KO upon Yves Jabouin. Pickett, a big time finisher especially for a BW, is getting into strong title contention and looking great while doing it. He notably had a recent loss to current champion Barao but was very competitive before being caught.
- Hathway looked as usual very impressive over fellow British stand out John McGuire. Hathway didn't let McGuire get off at any point in the fight and completely nullified his submission game.
- Che Mills looked good in the the short fight before, unfortunately, Bang Ludwig blew his knee out.
- Manuwa made his hyped debut and delivered in style. Opening with perhaps the most one sided round of the year, Kingsbury was out on his feet on more than one occasion. A slower second round but still strong for Manuwa was the final as Kingsbury's eye, closed with a knee, forced a doctor stoppage before the 3rd could start.
A great prospect for the LHW division.
- Even in a very close loss Watson proved he belongs in the Octagon. Maybe needing a bit more defense wrestling practice but apart form that looked like a solid UFC MW.
This was an important win for Dan. Glad to see him pull it off and get a little win streak going. I'll do a shot to that... or two.
Like the way he comes to fight...fun guy to watch.