Post by The Sandmen on Apr 17, 2013 18:26:08 GMT -5
Dan Hardy glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Ed Herman looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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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
Herman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Hardy's punches
Herman measures the resilience of The Outlaw's chin with an uppercut while The Outlaw lands some great crosses.
Herman has a small cut in his Right eye
Ed Herman leans forwards and tries to grapple with The Outlaw
Herman shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Dan Hardy pushes away Herman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Herman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dan Hardy
The fighters are clinching.
Herman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dan Hardy embrace and tries to move away...
Dan Hardy pushes Herman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Ed Herman gets sloppy and Dan Hardy tries to take advantage...
Dan Hardy gets control of Ed Herman's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Ed Herman shakes him off and staves off danger.
The fighters are clinching.
Herman launches a few hard punches to Dan Hardy's ribs!
The Outlaw struggles and protects himself.
The Outlaw is trying to counter now!
The Outlaw gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
The Outlaw gets hold of a leg and trips Herman to the mat!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
Herman is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
The Outlaw is in closed guard... Herman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Hardy!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Dan Hardy
The Outlaw is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Herman's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Herman
Not a desiderable position that The Outlaw is in now. Ed Herman is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Ed Herman attempts to move to full guard
Dan Hardy keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman attempts to move to full guard
Ed Herman manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Herman
Herman measures the resilience of The Outlaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Outlaw's side.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Herman
The Outlaw moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Herman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Herman measures the resilience of The Outlaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Outlaw's side.
Hard blow to The Outlaw's mid-section, he seems hurt
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around The Outlaw
He succeeds!
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
The Outlaw delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ed Herman blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
Ed Herman launches a few punches to The Outlaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Outlaw tries to cover his face,
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
Ed Herman launches a few punches to The Outlaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Outlaw tries to cover his face,
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
Dan Hardy tries to better his position on the ground...
The Outlaw breaks the closed guard of Ed Herman and moves to half guard
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman launches a few punches to The Outlaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Outlaw tries to cover his face,
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman attempts to trap Dan Hardy in his guard.
Ed Herman manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around The Outlaw
He succeeds!
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
The Outlaw is in closed guard... Herman tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Hardy uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The Outlaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dan Hardy aggressively and repeatedly punches Herman.
Good job by Herman blocking and slipping the blows.
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
The Outlaw positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Herman's being punished here!
Herman's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Mouth
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
Dan Hardy 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 Herman's moves.
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
The Outlaw fires a barrage of punches at Herman's head!
This is bad! The Outlaw is just pounding on Ed Herman's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
Dan Hardy 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 Herman's moves.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
The Outlaw tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Dan Hardy. 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.
Herman moves forward looking for some action
Ed Herman shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The Outlaw doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ed Herman embrace and tries to move away...
Ed Herman pushes The Outlaw forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dan Hardy's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Herman is throwing a flurry of punches!
Dan Hardy just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw launches a few hard punches to Ed Herman's ribs!
Ed Herman's ribs shows the damage! Dan Hardy is working his opponent ribs!
Hard blow to Herman's mid-section, he seems hurt
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The Outlaw is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Dan Hardy launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Herman blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ed Herman's cheek! Herman stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Herman's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The Outlaw is standing while Herman is on the ground on his back
The Outlaw cartwheels towards Herman!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Ed Herman.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman attempts to trap Dan Hardy in his guard.
Dan Hardy keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman attempts to trap Dan Hardy in his guard.
Dan Hardy keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
The Outlaw is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Dan Hardy looks to mount Ed Herman...
Dan Hardy slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman 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 Herman
Dan Hardy tries to free his leg
Dan Hardy uses some of his skill by jumping out of Herman's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to show some ground skills
The Outlaw uses his strength to keep The Outlaw at a disadvantage
Ed Herman gets sloppy and Dan Hardy tries to take advantage...
Dan Hardy moves to better his position on the ground...
Dan Hardy viciously slams hammer blows to Herman's face!
Herman's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
The Outlaw delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ed Herman blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Herman leads with a punch
Dan Hardy avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Herman launches a hook to the body
Dan Hardy moves aside looking for a counter...
The two exchange wildly
The Outlaw is connecting with a few punches
Herman decides to launch some tentative punches
Dan Hardy takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Herman follows Dan Hardy
only to get counter punched in a big way! Herman needs to stop playing Dan Hardy's game or he'll get knocked out!
Herman's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Outlaw looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ed Herman's punches
The Outlaw measures the resilience of Herman's chin with an uppercut while Herman lands some great crosses.
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Left eye
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
The Outlaw fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ed Herman didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Herman's mid-section, he seems hurt
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Herman
The Outlaw moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman is a bloody mess!
Dan Hardy tries to pass Ed Herman's guard...
Dan Hardy manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
The Outlaw fires a barrage of punches at Herman's head!
This is bad! The Outlaw is just pounding on Ed Herman's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Dan Hardy has seen better days.
Ed Herman is a bloody mess!
The Outlaw tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Herman tries to stand up!
The Outlaw doesn't allow him!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
The Outlaw works on the ground with his fingers over Herman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
The Outlaw launches a barrage of elbows over Herman's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Herman doesn't fight back!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman doesn't stop bleeding.
Herman tries to stand up!
The Outlaw doesn't allow him!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Ed Herman 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.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Dan Hardy aggressively and repeatedly punches Herman.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Herman's Left eye is beginning to swell
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
The Outlaw catch Ed Herman's right arm and tries a kimura
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Herman struggles to free himself
Herman Hyper-extended his arm
That kimura from Dan Hardy appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That kimura from Dan Hardy appears to be unbreakable
Ed Herman holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman launches a few punches to The Outlaw's cheek from the guard.
Dan Hardy uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Herman misses a step and Dan Hardy sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Outlaw tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dan Hardy controls the situation despite Ed Herman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for The Outlaw.
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Round 3
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Incredible haymaker from Dan Hardy!
You can see Ed Herman's head being snapped backwards!
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Nose
Herman seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
You can see Herman's blood making stains in the mat.
Dan Hardy moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Outlaw has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Ed Herman 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 Ed Herman
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Hardy pushes away Herman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Herman stumbles backwards and Dan Hardy circles to get the center of the cage
Ed Herman is a bloody mess!
Dan Hardy and Herman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The Outlaw wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Outlaw moves forward and holds Herman
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Terrible one sided match... Herman was not ready to fight a fighter of Dan Hardy caliber.
Dan Hardy slightly pushes Herman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Ed Herman!
The Outlaw ducks under...
Ed Herman gets sloppy and Dan Hardy tries to take advantage...
The Outlaw is holding Ed Herman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ed Herman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to show some ground skills
The Outlaw uses his strength to keep The Outlaw at a disadvantage
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Dan Hardy storms over Herman with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Outlaw doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Herman's face with his elbows!
Herman's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Terrible one sided match... Herman was not ready to fight a fighter of Dan Hardy caliber.
Dan Hardy storms over Herman with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Outlaw doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Herman's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Mouth
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
The Outlaw positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Herman's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Mouth
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman attempts to trap Dan Hardy in his guard.
Dan Hardy keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman doesn't stop bleeding.
Dan Hardy storms over Herman with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Outlaw doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Herman's face with his elbows!
Herman's Mouth is beginning to swell
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman doesn't stop bleeding.
Dan Hardy looks to pass to mount...
The Outlaw slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ed Herman.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Dan Hardy storms over Herman with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Outlaw doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Herman's face with his elbows!
Herman has a small cut in his Forehead
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman is a bloody mess!
The Outlaw works on the ground with his fingers over Herman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Not a desiderable position that Herman is in now. Dan Hardy is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
The Outlaw is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ed Herman, who is barely covering up!
The ref pulls off Dan Hardy! Herman seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Herman has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Dan Hardy by TKO (GnP) at 2:59 Round 3
Statistics: Dan Hardy
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/6 (83%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 44/75 (59%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 519 s
Statistics: Ed Herman
Punches 6/16 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/9 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/16 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 530 s
Herman is tough. But Hardy is offensive and powerful. Hardy took this with his aggression. Herman lost this by not winning. Had he won, he would not have lost.
Ed Herman looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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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
Herman looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dan Hardy's punches
Herman measures the resilience of The Outlaw's chin with an uppercut while The Outlaw lands some great crosses.
Herman has a small cut in his Right eye
Ed Herman leans forwards and tries to grapple with The Outlaw
Herman shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Dan Hardy pushes away Herman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Herman doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Dan Hardy
The fighters are clinching.
Herman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dan Hardy embrace and tries to move away...
Dan Hardy pushes Herman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Ed Herman gets sloppy and Dan Hardy tries to take advantage...
Dan Hardy gets control of Ed Herman's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Ed Herman shakes him off and staves off danger.
The fighters are clinching.
Herman launches a few hard punches to Dan Hardy's ribs!
The Outlaw struggles and protects himself.
The Outlaw is trying to counter now!
The Outlaw gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
The Outlaw gets hold of a leg and trips Herman to the mat!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
Herman is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
The Outlaw is in closed guard... Herman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Hardy!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Dan Hardy
The Outlaw is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Herman's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Herman
Not a desiderable position that The Outlaw is in now. Ed Herman is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Ed Herman attempts to move to full guard
Dan Hardy keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman attempts to move to full guard
Ed Herman manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Herman
Herman measures the resilience of The Outlaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Outlaw's side.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Herman
The Outlaw moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Herman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Herman measures the resilience of The Outlaw's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Outlaw's side.
Hard blow to The Outlaw's mid-section, he seems hurt
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around The Outlaw
He succeeds!
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
The Outlaw delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ed Herman blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
Ed Herman launches a few punches to The Outlaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Outlaw tries to cover his face,
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
Ed Herman launches a few punches to The Outlaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Outlaw tries to cover his face,
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
Dan Hardy tries to better his position on the ground...
The Outlaw breaks the closed guard of Ed Herman and moves to half guard
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman launches a few punches to The Outlaw's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Outlaw tries to cover his face,
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman attempts to trap Dan Hardy in his guard.
Ed Herman manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around The Outlaw
He succeeds!
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
The Outlaw is in closed guard... Herman tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Hardy uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The Outlaw tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dan Hardy aggressively and repeatedly punches Herman.
Good job by Herman blocking and slipping the blows.
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
The Outlaw positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Herman's being punished here!
Herman's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Mouth
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
Dan Hardy 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 Herman's moves.
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
The Outlaw fires a barrage of punches at Herman's head!
This is bad! The Outlaw is just pounding on Ed Herman's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
Dan Hardy 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 Herman's moves.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Dan Hardy is in closed guard over Herman
The Outlaw tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Dan Hardy. 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.
Herman moves forward looking for some action
Ed Herman shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The Outlaw doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ed Herman embrace and tries to move away...
Ed Herman pushes The Outlaw forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dan Hardy's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Herman is throwing a flurry of punches!
Dan Hardy just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Outlaw launches a few hard punches to Ed Herman's ribs!
Ed Herman's ribs shows the damage! Dan Hardy is working his opponent ribs!
Hard blow to Herman's mid-section, he seems hurt
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The Outlaw is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Dan Hardy launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Herman blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ed Herman's cheek! Herman stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Herman's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The Outlaw is standing while Herman is on the ground on his back
The Outlaw cartwheels towards Herman!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Ed Herman.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman attempts to trap Dan Hardy in his guard.
Dan Hardy keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman attempts to trap Dan Hardy in his guard.
Dan Hardy keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
The Outlaw is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Dan Hardy looks to mount Ed Herman...
Dan Hardy slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman 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 Herman
Dan Hardy tries to free his leg
Dan Hardy uses some of his skill by jumping out of Herman's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to show some ground skills
The Outlaw uses his strength to keep The Outlaw at a disadvantage
Ed Herman gets sloppy and Dan Hardy tries to take advantage...
Dan Hardy moves to better his position on the ground...
Dan Hardy viciously slams hammer blows to Herman's face!
Herman's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
The Outlaw delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ed Herman blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, Kentucky) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Herman leads with a punch
Dan Hardy avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Herman launches a hook to the body
Dan Hardy moves aside looking for a counter...
The two exchange wildly
The Outlaw is connecting with a few punches
Herman decides to launch some tentative punches
Dan Hardy takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Herman follows Dan Hardy
only to get counter punched in a big way! Herman needs to stop playing Dan Hardy's game or he'll get knocked out!
Herman's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Outlaw looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ed Herman's punches
The Outlaw measures the resilience of Herman's chin with an uppercut while Herman lands some great crosses.
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Left eye
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
The Outlaw fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ed Herman didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Herman's mid-section, he seems hurt
Dan Hardy is in open guard over Herman
The Outlaw moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman is a bloody mess!
Dan Hardy tries to pass Ed Herman's guard...
Dan Hardy manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
The Outlaw fires a barrage of punches at Herman's head!
This is bad! The Outlaw is just pounding on Ed Herman's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Dan Hardy has seen better days.
Ed Herman is a bloody mess!
The Outlaw tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Herman tries to stand up!
The Outlaw doesn't allow him!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
The Outlaw works on the ground with his fingers over Herman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
The Outlaw launches a barrage of elbows over Herman's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Herman doesn't fight back!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman doesn't stop bleeding.
Herman tries to stand up!
The Outlaw doesn't allow him!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Ed Herman 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.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Dan Hardy aggressively and repeatedly punches Herman.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Herman's Left eye is beginning to swell
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
The Outlaw catch Ed Herman's right arm and tries a kimura
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Herman struggles to free himself
Herman Hyper-extended his arm
That kimura from Dan Hardy appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That kimura from Dan Hardy appears to be unbreakable
Ed Herman holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman launches a few punches to The Outlaw's cheek from the guard.
Dan Hardy uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Herman misses a step and Dan Hardy sees an opportunity to counter him!
The Outlaw tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dan Hardy controls the situation despite Ed Herman efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for The Outlaw.
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Round 3
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Incredible haymaker from Dan Hardy!
You can see Ed Herman's head being snapped backwards!
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Nose
Herman seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
You can see Herman's blood making stains in the mat.
Dan Hardy moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Outlaw has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Ed Herman 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 Ed Herman
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Hardy pushes away Herman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Herman stumbles backwards and Dan Hardy circles to get the center of the cage
Ed Herman is a bloody mess!
Dan Hardy and Herman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The Outlaw wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The Outlaw moves forward and holds Herman
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Terrible one sided match... Herman was not ready to fight a fighter of Dan Hardy caliber.
Dan Hardy slightly pushes Herman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Ed Herman!
The Outlaw ducks under...
Ed Herman gets sloppy and Dan Hardy tries to take advantage...
The Outlaw is holding Ed Herman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ed Herman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to show some ground skills
The Outlaw uses his strength to keep The Outlaw at a disadvantage
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Dan Hardy storms over Herman with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Outlaw doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Herman's face with his elbows!
Herman's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Terrible one sided match... Herman was not ready to fight a fighter of Dan Hardy caliber.
Dan Hardy storms over Herman with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Outlaw doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Herman's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Mouth
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
The Outlaw positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Herman's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Mouth
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman attempts to trap Dan Hardy in his guard.
Dan Hardy keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman doesn't stop bleeding.
Dan Hardy storms over Herman with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Outlaw doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Herman's face with his elbows!
Herman's Mouth is beginning to swell
Dan Hardy is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman doesn't stop bleeding.
Dan Hardy looks to pass to mount...
The Outlaw slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Ed Herman.
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Dan Hardy storms over Herman with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
The Outlaw doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Herman's face with his elbows!
Herman has a small cut in his Forehead
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman is a bloody mess!
The Outlaw works on the ground with his fingers over Herman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Dan Hardy is in full mount over Ed Herman
Not a desiderable position that Herman is in now. Dan Hardy is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
The Outlaw is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ed Herman, who is barely covering up!
The ref pulls off Dan Hardy! Herman seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Herman has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Dan Hardy by TKO (GnP) at 2:59 Round 3
Statistics: Dan Hardy
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/6 (83%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 44/75 (59%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 519 s
Statistics: Ed Herman
Punches 6/16 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/9 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/16 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 530 s
Herman is tough. But Hardy is offensive and powerful. Hardy took this with his aggression. Herman lost this by not winning. Had he won, he would not have lost.
