Post by The Sandmen on Feb 22, 2013 16:55:50 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.
Rousimar Palhares looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The Outlaw is grappling.
Bad idea! Rousimar Palhares lifts him up and launches him to the mat!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over The Outlaw
Rousimar Palhares tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Outlaw is able to break the lock.
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy launches a few punches to Toquinho 's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Toquinho tries to cover his face,
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over The Outlaw
Toquinho moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Rousimar Palhares is in half guard over The Outlaw
Rousimar Palhares tries a kimura
The Outlaw breaks the lock.
Toquinho misses a step and Dan Hardy sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dan Hardy attempts to move to full guard
Dan Hardy manages to switch to full guard.
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Toquinho struggles on the ground and tries to break Dan Hardy's guard...
The Outlaw doesn't want to free his opponent and Toquinho continues in closed guard
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy launches a few punches to Toquinho 's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Toquinho tries to cover his face,
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Toquinho is in closed guard... The Outlaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares 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 Rousimar Palhares
Toquinho tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Toquinho
Toquinho reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
The Outlaw blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Poorly executed technique. Dan Hardy looks to counter!
The Outlaw is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Rousimar Palhares , who is barely covering up!
Toquinho 's Left eye is beginning to swell
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Toquinho
Rousimar Palhares doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Rousimar Palhares . The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dan Hardy launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Toquinho blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Rousimar Palhares 's cheek! Toquinho stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The Outlaw is standing while Toquinho is on the ground on his back
Toquinho tries to hit Dan Hardy with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. The Outlaw steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The Outlaw is standing while Toquinho is on the ground on his back
Dan Hardy opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Toquinho 's guard.
Toquinho didn't see that coming. The Outlaw is in open guard over Toquinho now.
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Toquinho
Dan Hardy pushes Rousimar Palhares against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Rousimar Palhares struggles not allowing Dan Hardy improve his position.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Toquinho
Toquinho moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Dan Hardy breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
The Outlaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Outlaw leans back...
He clobbers Rousimar Palhares 's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Toquinho
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Dan Hardy tries to pass to half guard...
Rousimar Palhares can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Outlaw looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Toquinho
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Toquinho attempts a triangle from bottom! Dan Hardy slips out. Toquinho quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Dan Hardy slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Rousimar Palhares . The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A furious flurry of punches from Dan Hardy
puts Toquinho in a world of hurt!
Toquinho 's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Hardy launches a rapid series of punches
taking Toquinho from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Toquinho 's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
The Outlaw pushes Rousimar Palhares and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The two exchange wildly
The Outlaw is connecting with a few punches
Toquinho has a small cut in his Mouth
Dan Hardy takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Dan Hardy tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Toquinho is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Toquinho
Dan Hardy pushes Rousimar Palhares against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
The Outlaw jumps and tries to free his leg! Toquinho doesn't allow this but Dan Hardy is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Toquinho
Dan Hardy tries to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Dan Hardy manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
The Outlaw works on the ground with his fingers over Toquinho 's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Dan Hardy.
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Round 2
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Toquinho looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Hardy's punches
Toquinho is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Outlaw.
Brilliant combination from Rousimar Palhares
The Outlaw is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
The Outlaw is trying to counter now!
Dan Hardy's mind is definitely in the fight, Toquinho just got nailed! Dan Hardy saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Toquinho is going to have a headache after this one.
The Outlaw looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rousimar Palhares 's punches
Toquinho is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Outlaw.
Toquinho 's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The Outlaw wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Outlaw moves forward and holds Toquinho
The fighters are clinching.
The Outlaw doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rousimar Palhares embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Outlaw who put distance between them
The Outlaw dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Toquinho from the ground!
The ref pulls off Dan Hardy! Toquinho seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Toquinho 's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Dan Hardy by TKO (Hook) at 1:04 Round 2
Statistics: Dan Hardy
Punches 27/32 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/12 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 188 s
Statistics: Rousimar Palhares
Punches 0/9 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 210 s
Rousimar just could not get his game going. His sub attempts did damage, sure, but not as much as Hardy's stand up was doing. That's where he lost it.
Rousimar Palhares looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The Outlaw is grappling.
Bad idea! Rousimar Palhares lifts him up and launches him to the mat!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over The Outlaw
Rousimar Palhares tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Outlaw is able to break the lock.
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy launches a few punches to Toquinho 's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Toquinho tries to cover his face,
Rousimar Palhares is in open guard over The Outlaw
Toquinho moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Rousimar Palhares is in half guard over The Outlaw
Rousimar Palhares tries a kimura
The Outlaw breaks the lock.
Toquinho misses a step and Dan Hardy sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dan Hardy attempts to move to full guard
Dan Hardy manages to switch to full guard.
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Toquinho struggles on the ground and tries to break Dan Hardy's guard...
The Outlaw doesn't want to free his opponent and Toquinho continues in closed guard
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy launches a few punches to Toquinho 's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Toquinho tries to cover his face,
Rousimar Palhares is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Toquinho is in closed guard... The Outlaw tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rousimar Palhares !
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Rousimar Palhares
Rousimar Palhares 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 Rousimar Palhares
Toquinho tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Toquinho
Toquinho reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
The Outlaw blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Poorly executed technique. Dan Hardy looks to counter!
The Outlaw is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Rousimar Palhares , who is barely covering up!
Toquinho 's Left eye is beginning to swell
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Toquinho
Rousimar Palhares doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Rousimar Palhares . The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dan Hardy launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Toquinho blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Rousimar Palhares 's cheek! Toquinho stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The Outlaw is standing while Toquinho is on the ground on his back
Toquinho tries to hit Dan Hardy with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. The Outlaw steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The Outlaw is standing while Toquinho is on the ground on his back
Dan Hardy opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Toquinho 's guard.
Toquinho didn't see that coming. The Outlaw is in open guard over Toquinho now.
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Toquinho
Dan Hardy pushes Rousimar Palhares against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Rousimar Palhares struggles not allowing Dan Hardy improve his position.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Toquinho
Toquinho moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Dan Hardy breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
The Outlaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The Outlaw leans back...
He clobbers Rousimar Palhares 's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Toquinho
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Dan Hardy tries to pass to half guard...
Rousimar Palhares can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Outlaw looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Toquinho
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Toquinho attempts a triangle from bottom! Dan Hardy slips out. Toquinho quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Dan Hardy slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Rousimar Palhares . The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A furious flurry of punches from Dan Hardy
puts Toquinho in a world of hurt!
Toquinho 's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Hardy launches a rapid series of punches
taking Toquinho from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Toquinho 's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
The Outlaw pushes Rousimar Palhares and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The two exchange wildly
The Outlaw is connecting with a few punches
Toquinho has a small cut in his Mouth
Dan Hardy takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Dan Hardy tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Toquinho is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Toquinho
Dan Hardy pushes Rousimar Palhares against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
The Outlaw jumps and tries to free his leg! Toquinho doesn't allow this but Dan Hardy is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Toquinho
Dan Hardy tries to pass Rousimar Palhares 's guard...
Dan Hardy manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Rousimar Palhares
The Outlaw works on the ground with his fingers over Toquinho 's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Dan Hardy.
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Round 2
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Toquinho looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Hardy's punches
Toquinho is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Outlaw.
Brilliant combination from Rousimar Palhares
The Outlaw is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
The Outlaw is trying to counter now!
Dan Hardy's mind is definitely in the fight, Toquinho just got nailed! Dan Hardy saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Toquinho is going to have a headache after this one.
The Outlaw looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rousimar Palhares 's punches
Toquinho is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Outlaw.
Toquinho 's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
The Outlaw wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Outlaw moves forward and holds Toquinho
The fighters are clinching.
The Outlaw doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Rousimar Palhares embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Outlaw who put distance between them
The Outlaw dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Toquinho from the ground!
The ref pulls off Dan Hardy! Toquinho seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Toquinho 's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Dan Hardy by TKO (Hook) at 1:04 Round 2
Statistics: Dan Hardy
Punches 27/32 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/12 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 188 s
Statistics: Rousimar Palhares
Punches 0/9 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 210 s
Rousimar just could not get his game going. His sub attempts did damage, sure, but not as much as Hardy's stand up was doing. That's where he lost it.
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