Post by The Sandmen on Nov 5, 2012 20:34:59 GMT -5
Ryo Chonan doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Dan Hardy is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The two exchange wildly
The Outlaw is connecting with a few punches
Dan Hardy moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Solid low kick from Dan Hardy.
Chonan deflects it.
Chonan looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Hardy's punches
Chonan measures the resilience of The Outlaw's chin with an uppercut while The Outlaw lands some great crosses.
Dan Hardy charges at Chonan throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Chonan is rocked!
As the fight continues it seems that Ryo Chonan is taking the best of the fight.
Ryo Chonan moves forward looking for some grappling action
Chonan has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dan Hardy slightly pushes Chonan into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Ryo Chonan fakes a punch and launches himself over The Outlaw!
Nice move by Chonan who clinches and pushes The Outlaw against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw tries to take Ryo Chonan down... Chonan stumbles backwards and Dan Hardy launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Chonan's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw looks to be in very good shape.
The Outlaw launches a few hard punches to Ryo Chonan's ribs!
Ryo Chonan's ribs shows the damage! Dan Hardy is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ryo Chonan embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Outlaw who put distance between them
The Outlaw leads with a punch
Ryo Chonan evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ryo Chonan is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Outlaw into his guard.
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Chonan
Dan Hardy wants to finish his opponent on the ground
The Outlaw drills Ryo Chonan's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Chonan has a small cut in his Nose
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Chonan
Ryo Chonan slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Dan Hardy cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ryo Chonan
Dan Hardy looks to mount Ryo Chonan...
Dan Hardy slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Hardy in his guard...
Dan Hardy keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Chonan tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Dan Hardy doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The Outlaw is trying to counter now!
Dan Hardy isolates Ryo Chonan's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Ryo Chonan is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Hardy in his guard...
Dan Hardy keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Dan Hardy tries to better his position on the ground...
The Outlaw is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Dan Hardy tries to better his position on the ground...
The Outlaw is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Chonan is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The Outlaw's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ryo Chonan is in half guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw measures the resilience of Chonan's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chonan's side.
Ryo Chonan is in half guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy launches a few punches to Chonan's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Chonan tries to cover his face,
Ryo Chonan is in half guard over The Outlaw
Chonan tries to stand up!
The Outlaw doesn't allow him!
Ryo Chonan is in half guard over The Outlaw
Chonan shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
The Outlaw pushes Ryo Chonan forward against his back and breaks the lock!
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Chonan's chin! That stops Chonan in his tracks!
The Outlaw tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. The Outlaw is clinching with Chonan.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ryo Chonan embrace and tries to move away...
Ryo Chonan pushes The Outlaw forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Ryo Chonan pushes away The Outlaw trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Outlaw doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ryo Chonan
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Chonan tries to take Dan Hardy down... The Outlaw stumbles backwards and Ryo Chonan launches a few punches...
Dan Hardy dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
The Outlaw is trying to counter now!
Dan Hardy attempts to cut off Chonan with punches
Chonan reels from the strikes.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Ryo Chonan goes with a looping right hand while Dan Hardy jumps back and jabs
Chonan only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The Outlaw jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Dan Hardy pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Chonan doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dan Hardy embrace and tries to move away...
Dan Hardy pushes Chonan forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Hardy fakes a punch to Ryo Chonan ribs and the tries to trip him
Ryo Chonan loses balance and goes to the ground
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Chonan
Chonan throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Dan Hardy realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
The Outlaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Outlaw cartwheels towards Chonan!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Ryo Chonan.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ryo Chonan
Dan Hardy looks to mount Ryo Chonan...
Dan Hardy slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan tries to roll on the ground...
The Outlaw knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
The Outlaw shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Chonan tries to escape from the full mount...
Dan Hardy is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ryo Chonan
Dan Hardy looks to mount Ryo Chonan...
Dan Hardy slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Chonan measures the resilience of The Outlaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Outlaw blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Chonan misses a step and Dan Hardy sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Outlaw tries to open up Ryo Chonan's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Chonan in the side of the head
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Hardy in his guard...
Dan Hardy keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
The Outlaw catch Ryo Chonan's right arm and tries a kimura
Chonan Hyper-extended his arm
You can see the pain reflected in Chonan's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Ryo Chonan holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Hardy in his guard...
Dan Hardy rolls him over and takes his back!
The Outlaw is in rear mount over Chonan
Ryo Chonan doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of The Outlaw's moves.
The Outlaw is in rear mount over Chonan
Chonan tries to stand up!
The Outlaw doesn't allow him!
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) are cheering for the fighters.
Dan Hardy fakes a punch and launches himself over Chonan!
Nice move by The Outlaw who clinches and pushes Chonan against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Ryo Chonan slightly pushes The Outlaw into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Ryo Chonan fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
The Outlaw blocks and pushes his opponent.
Dan Hardy paws at Chonan.
Chonan swings ineffectively.
The Outlaw is trying to counter now!
Ryo Chonan throws a combo
Dan Hardy ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Chonan swings again, only to get countered once more! Chonan is looking bad here!
Chonan's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chonan has a small cut in his Mouth
A furious flurry of punches from Dan Hardy
puts Chonan in a world of hurt!
That punishment by Dan Hardy has left Chonan staggered! Dan Hardy should try push forward now and finish this!
Dan Hardy throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Chonan's chin! That stops Chonan in his tracks!
Chonan hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Dan Hardy has left Chonan unconscious on the mat!
Chonan has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Dan Hardy by KO (Punch) at 3:54 Round 2
Statistics: Ryo Chonan
Punches 1/13 (8%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 259 s
Statistics: Dan Hardy
Punches 26/32 (81%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 259 s
Ryo did NOTHING.
Dan Hardy is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The two exchange wildly
The Outlaw is connecting with a few punches
Dan Hardy moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Solid low kick from Dan Hardy.
Chonan deflects it.
Chonan looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Hardy's punches
Chonan measures the resilience of The Outlaw's chin with an uppercut while The Outlaw lands some great crosses.
Dan Hardy charges at Chonan throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Chonan is rocked!
As the fight continues it seems that Ryo Chonan is taking the best of the fight.
Ryo Chonan moves forward looking for some grappling action
Chonan has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dan Hardy slightly pushes Chonan into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Ryo Chonan fakes a punch and launches himself over The Outlaw!
Nice move by Chonan who clinches and pushes The Outlaw against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw tries to take Ryo Chonan down... Chonan stumbles backwards and Dan Hardy launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Chonan's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw looks to be in very good shape.
The Outlaw launches a few hard punches to Ryo Chonan's ribs!
Ryo Chonan's ribs shows the damage! Dan Hardy is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ryo Chonan embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Outlaw who put distance between them
The Outlaw leads with a punch
Ryo Chonan evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ryo Chonan is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Outlaw into his guard.
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Chonan
Dan Hardy wants to finish his opponent on the ground
The Outlaw drills Ryo Chonan's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Chonan has a small cut in his Nose
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Chonan
Ryo Chonan slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Dan Hardy cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ryo Chonan
Dan Hardy looks to mount Ryo Chonan...
Dan Hardy slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Hardy in his guard...
Dan Hardy keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Chonan tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Dan Hardy doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The Outlaw is trying to counter now!
Dan Hardy isolates Ryo Chonan's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Ryo Chonan is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Hardy in his guard...
Dan Hardy keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Dan Hardy tries to better his position on the ground...
The Outlaw is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Dan Hardy tries to better his position on the ground...
The Outlaw is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Chonan is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The Outlaw's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ryo Chonan is in half guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw measures the resilience of Chonan's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chonan's side.
Ryo Chonan is in half guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy launches a few punches to Chonan's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Chonan tries to cover his face,
Ryo Chonan is in half guard over The Outlaw
Chonan tries to stand up!
The Outlaw doesn't allow him!
Ryo Chonan is in half guard over The Outlaw
Chonan shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
The Outlaw pushes Ryo Chonan forward against his back and breaks the lock!
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Chonan's chin! That stops Chonan in his tracks!
The Outlaw tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. The Outlaw is clinching with Chonan.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ryo Chonan embrace and tries to move away...
Ryo Chonan pushes The Outlaw forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Ryo Chonan pushes away The Outlaw trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Outlaw doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ryo Chonan
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Chonan tries to take Dan Hardy down... The Outlaw stumbles backwards and Ryo Chonan launches a few punches...
Dan Hardy dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
The Outlaw is trying to counter now!
Dan Hardy attempts to cut off Chonan with punches
Chonan reels from the strikes.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Ryo Chonan goes with a looping right hand while Dan Hardy jumps back and jabs
Chonan only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The Outlaw jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Dan Hardy pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Chonan doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dan Hardy embrace and tries to move away...
Dan Hardy pushes Chonan forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Hardy fakes a punch to Ryo Chonan ribs and the tries to trip him
Ryo Chonan loses balance and goes to the ground
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Chonan
Chonan throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Dan Hardy realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
The Outlaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Outlaw cartwheels towards Chonan!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Ryo Chonan.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ryo Chonan
Dan Hardy looks to mount Ryo Chonan...
Dan Hardy slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan tries to roll on the ground...
The Outlaw knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
The Outlaw shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Chonan tries to escape from the full mount...
Dan Hardy is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ryo Chonan
Dan Hardy looks to mount Ryo Chonan...
Dan Hardy slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Chonan measures the resilience of The Outlaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Outlaw blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Chonan misses a step and Dan Hardy sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Outlaw tries to open up Ryo Chonan's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Chonan in the side of the head
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Hardy in his guard...
Dan Hardy keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
The Outlaw catch Ryo Chonan's right arm and tries a kimura
Chonan Hyper-extended his arm
You can see the pain reflected in Chonan's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Ryo Chonan holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Hardy in his guard...
Dan Hardy rolls him over and takes his back!
The Outlaw is in rear mount over Chonan
Ryo Chonan doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of The Outlaw's moves.
The Outlaw is in rear mount over Chonan
Chonan tries to stand up!
The Outlaw doesn't allow him!
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, PA) are cheering for the fighters.
Dan Hardy fakes a punch and launches himself over Chonan!
Nice move by The Outlaw who clinches and pushes Chonan against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Ryo Chonan slightly pushes The Outlaw into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Ryo Chonan fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
The Outlaw blocks and pushes his opponent.
Dan Hardy paws at Chonan.
Chonan swings ineffectively.
The Outlaw is trying to counter now!
Ryo Chonan throws a combo
Dan Hardy ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Chonan swings again, only to get countered once more! Chonan is looking bad here!
Chonan's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chonan has a small cut in his Mouth
A furious flurry of punches from Dan Hardy
puts Chonan in a world of hurt!
That punishment by Dan Hardy has left Chonan staggered! Dan Hardy should try push forward now and finish this!
Dan Hardy throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Chonan's chin! That stops Chonan in his tracks!
Chonan hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Dan Hardy has left Chonan unconscious on the mat!
Chonan has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Dan Hardy by KO (Punch) at 3:54 Round 2
Statistics: Ryo Chonan
Punches 1/13 (8%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 259 s
Statistics: Dan Hardy
Punches 26/32 (81%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/10 (90%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 259 s
Ryo did NOTHING.