Post by The Sandmen on May 22, 2013 15:14:31 GMT -5
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.
Alan Belcher looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Alan Belcher is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
0:19 Round 1 and Belcher is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Belcher moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Dan Hardy checks the kick.
Shovel hook by Dan Hardy
tags Belcher.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Alan Belcher can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Belcher tries to grapple
He puts The Outlaw in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
The Outlaw struggles and launches a few punches to Belcher's head
Those punches are hitting! Belcher covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw tries to take Alan Belcher down... Belcher stumbles backwards and Dan Hardy launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Belcher's jaw!
Alan Belcher 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 Alan Belcher
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Outlaw launches a few hard punches to Alan Belcher's ribs!
Alan Belcher's ribs shows the damage! Dan Hardy is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw struggles and launches a few punches to Belcher's head
Those punches are hitting! Belcher covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Belcher doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dan Hardy embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Belcher who put distance between them
The Outlaw steps backwards away from Alan Belcher. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
The Outlaw throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Belcher's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Belcher fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dan Hardy didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Alan Belcher is in open guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy launches a few punches to Belcher's cheek from the guard.
Alan Belcher uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Alan Belcher is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw measures the resilience of Belcher's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Belcher's side.
Alan Belcher is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to close his guard around Belcher
He succeeds!
Alan Belcher is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Belcher is in closed guard... The Outlaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alan Belcher!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Alan Belcher is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Belcher throws a few hammer fists to the face of Dan Hardy
Blocked by The Outlaw.
The Outlaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Outlaw measures the resilience of Belcher's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Belcher's side.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Alan Belcher is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Alan Belcher looks to posture up and open Dan Hardy's guard...
Dan Hardy has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Alan Belcher is in closed guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw measures the resilience of Belcher's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Belcher blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dan Hardy gets sloppy and Alan Belcher tries to take advantage...
Alan Belcher looks to posture up and open Dan Hardy's guard...
Alan Belcher forces Dan Hardy to open his guard.
Alan Belcher is in open guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy was tooling Alan Belcher for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alan Belcher lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Belcher moves on the ground
Belcher cannot take advantage in the ground
Alan Belcher is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to close his guard around Belcher
He succeeds!
Alan Belcher is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Alan Belcher hovers above The Outlaw
Dan Hardy stops him from throwing strikes.
Alan Belcher is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Belcher is in closed guard... The Outlaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alan Belcher!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Alan Belcher
Belcher 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.
Alan Belcher gets sloppy and Dan Hardy tries to take advantage...
Dan Hardy throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Belcher's face with those brutal elbows! Belcher needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Alan Belcher
Dan Hardy hovers above Belcher
Good punches to Belcher's body.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Hardy in his guard...
Dan Hardy keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Verizon Center (Washington, DC) are cheering for the fighters.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The Outlaw is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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The Outlaw shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
The Outlaw showing excellent timing, blasts Alan Belcher with a right hand.
Great hook by Dan Hardy! Alan Belcher is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The Outlaw is standing while Belcher is on the ground on his back
Dan Hardy steps back and allows Belcher to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Alan Belcher is standing now.
The Outlaw launches a furious hook!
That hits Belcher's chin like a wrecking ball! Belcher loses balance and goes to the mat.
Belcher's Chin is beginning to swell
Belcher has a small cut in his Chin
The Outlaw is standing while Belcher is on the ground on his back
Dan Hardy steps back and allows Belcher to get back to his feet.
Belcher climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The Outlaw has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
The Outlaw wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Alan Belcher tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Outlaw is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
The Outlaw struggles and launches a few punches to Belcher's head
Those punches are hitting! Belcher covers his head!
Alan Belcher 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 Alan Belcher
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw launches a few hard punches to Alan Belcher's ribs!
Alan Belcher's ribs shows the damage! Dan Hardy is working his opponent ribs!
Alan Belcher 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 Alan Belcher
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dan Hardy slightly pushes Belcher into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Alan Belcher goes with a looping right hand while Dan Hardy jumps back and jabs
Belcher seems staggered and Dan Hardy runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Dan Hardy and Belcher engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dan Hardy is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Belcher's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Hardy attempts a sweep single...
Dan Hardy catches Alan Belcher's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Outlaw.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Belcher
The Outlaw gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Alan Belcher! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Alan Belcher doesn't defend himself!
Belcher's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Belcher
Dan Hardy storms over Belcher with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Outlaw doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Belcher's face with his elbows!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Belcher to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Belcher.
Belcher has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Dan Hardy by TKO (Elbows) at 2:12 Round 2
Statistics: Dan Hardy
Punches 13/17 (76%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 13/20 (65%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/28 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 184 s
Statistics: Alan Belcher
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 207 s
Belcher could not get his game going in this one, and kinda got beaten upon for this whole fight, really.
Alan Belcher looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Alan Belcher is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
0:19 Round 1 and Belcher is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Belcher moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Dan Hardy checks the kick.
Shovel hook by Dan Hardy
tags Belcher.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Alan Belcher can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Belcher tries to grapple
He puts The Outlaw in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
The Outlaw struggles and launches a few punches to Belcher's head
Those punches are hitting! Belcher covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw tries to take Alan Belcher down... Belcher stumbles backwards and Dan Hardy launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Belcher's jaw!
Alan Belcher 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 Alan Belcher
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Outlaw launches a few hard punches to Alan Belcher's ribs!
Alan Belcher's ribs shows the damage! Dan Hardy is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw struggles and launches a few punches to Belcher's head
Those punches are hitting! Belcher covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Belcher doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dan Hardy embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Belcher who put distance between them
The Outlaw steps backwards away from Alan Belcher. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
The Outlaw throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Belcher's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Belcher fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dan Hardy didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Alan Belcher is in open guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy launches a few punches to Belcher's cheek from the guard.
Alan Belcher uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Alan Belcher is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw measures the resilience of Belcher's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Belcher's side.
Alan Belcher is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to close his guard around Belcher
He succeeds!
Alan Belcher is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Belcher is in closed guard... The Outlaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alan Belcher!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Alan Belcher is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Belcher throws a few hammer fists to the face of Dan Hardy
Blocked by The Outlaw.
The Outlaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Outlaw measures the resilience of Belcher's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Belcher's side.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Alan Belcher is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Alan Belcher looks to posture up and open Dan Hardy's guard...
Dan Hardy has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Alan Belcher is in closed guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw measures the resilience of Belcher's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Belcher blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dan Hardy gets sloppy and Alan Belcher tries to take advantage...
Alan Belcher looks to posture up and open Dan Hardy's guard...
Alan Belcher forces Dan Hardy to open his guard.
Alan Belcher is in open guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy was tooling Alan Belcher for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alan Belcher lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Belcher moves on the ground
Belcher cannot take advantage in the ground
Alan Belcher is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to close his guard around Belcher
He succeeds!
Alan Belcher is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Alan Belcher hovers above The Outlaw
Dan Hardy stops him from throwing strikes.
Alan Belcher is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Belcher is in closed guard... The Outlaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Alan Belcher!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Alan Belcher
Belcher 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.
Alan Belcher gets sloppy and Dan Hardy tries to take advantage...
Dan Hardy throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Belcher's face with those brutal elbows! Belcher needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Alan Belcher
Dan Hardy hovers above Belcher
Good punches to Belcher's body.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Alan Belcher
Alan Belcher tries to roll to his side and trap Dan Hardy in his guard...
Dan Hardy keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Verizon Center (Washington, DC) are cheering for the fighters.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
The Outlaw is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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The Outlaw shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
The Outlaw showing excellent timing, blasts Alan Belcher with a right hand.
Great hook by Dan Hardy! Alan Belcher is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The Outlaw is standing while Belcher is on the ground on his back
Dan Hardy steps back and allows Belcher to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Alan Belcher is standing now.
The Outlaw launches a furious hook!
That hits Belcher's chin like a wrecking ball! Belcher loses balance and goes to the mat.
Belcher's Chin is beginning to swell
Belcher has a small cut in his Chin
The Outlaw is standing while Belcher is on the ground on his back
Dan Hardy steps back and allows Belcher to get back to his feet.
Belcher climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The Outlaw has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
The Outlaw wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Alan Belcher tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
The Outlaw is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
The Outlaw struggles and launches a few punches to Belcher's head
Those punches are hitting! Belcher covers his head!
Alan Belcher 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 Alan Belcher
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw launches a few hard punches to Alan Belcher's ribs!
Alan Belcher's ribs shows the damage! Dan Hardy is working his opponent ribs!
Alan Belcher 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 Alan Belcher
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dan Hardy slightly pushes Belcher into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Alan Belcher goes with a looping right hand while Dan Hardy jumps back and jabs
Belcher seems staggered and Dan Hardy runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Dan Hardy and Belcher engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dan Hardy is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Belcher's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Hardy attempts a sweep single...
Dan Hardy catches Alan Belcher's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Outlaw.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Belcher
The Outlaw gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Alan Belcher! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Alan Belcher doesn't defend himself!
Belcher's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Belcher
Dan Hardy storms over Belcher with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Outlaw doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Belcher's face with his elbows!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Belcher to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Belcher.
Belcher has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Dan Hardy by TKO (Elbows) at 2:12 Round 2
Statistics: Dan Hardy
Punches 13/17 (76%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 13/20 (65%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/28 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 184 s
Statistics: Alan Belcher
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 207 s
Belcher could not get his game going in this one, and kinda got beaten upon for this whole fight, really.