Post by The Sandmen on Jan 27, 2014 20:33:41 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.
Ben Askren is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Outlaw and Askren move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
A left hook from The Outlaw
grazes the chin of Askren.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
Ben Askren wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Askren drills Dan Hardy's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The Outlaw's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Ben Askren uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
Askren is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over The Outlaw's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if The Outlaw doesn't fight back!
The Outlaw's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Dan Hardy's Forehead
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Askren blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The Outlaw misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Dan Hardy, who is barely covering up!
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Ben Askren 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.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Dan Hardy. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Askren is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Dan Hardy, who is barely covering up!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Askren is in closed guard... The Outlaw tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ben Askren is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Askren is in closed guard... The Outlaw tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Ben Askren looks to posture up and open Dan Hardy's guard...
Ben Askren forces Dan Hardy to open his guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
The Outlaw is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The Outlaw's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Askren is in rear mount over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The Outlaw's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The Outlaw has a small cut in his Forehead
Askren is in rear mount over The Outlaw
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 Askren's moves.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Askren is in rear mount over The Outlaw
The Outlaw has given his back to Ben Askren who is trying to get one hook in!
Ben Askren has one hook in!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Askren is in rear mount over The Outlaw with one hook in
The Outlaw has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
The Outlaw is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Dan Hardy gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Askren is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Dan Hardy, who is barely covering up!
The Outlaw's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Ben Askren has left The Outlaw staggered! Ben Askren should try push forward now and finish this!
Askren is in rear mount over The Outlaw with one hook in
Ben Askren positions himself and tries to finish this!
Ben Askren storms Dan Hardy's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Steve Mazzagatti is asking Dan Hardy to defend himself!
That punishment by Ben Askren has left The Outlaw staggered! Ben Askren should try push forward now and finish this!
Askren is in rear mount over The Outlaw with one hook in
Ben Askren Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Dan Hardy is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Ben Askren turns out the lights for The Outlaw! What an astonishing KO by Askren!
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (GnP) at 4:11 Round 1
Statistics: Dan Hardy
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 207 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/37 (70%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 207 s
Askren with a textbook wrestling, takedown, GnP performance. 1 dimensional, but he is good with that 1 dimension.
Ben Askren is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 Outlaw and Askren move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
A left hook from The Outlaw
grazes the chin of Askren.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
Ben Askren wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Askren drills Dan Hardy's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The Outlaw's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
Dan Hardy launches a few punches to Askren's cheek from the guard.
Ben Askren uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
Askren is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over The Outlaw's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if The Outlaw doesn't fight back!
The Outlaw's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Dan Hardy's Forehead
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw measures the resilience of Askren's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Askren blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The Outlaw misses a step and Ben Askren sees an opportunity to counter him!
Askren is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Dan Hardy, who is barely covering up!
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Ben Askren 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.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Dan Hardy. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
Askren grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ben Askren
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Askren is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Dan Hardy, who is barely covering up!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Askren is in closed guard... The Outlaw tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ben Askren is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Askren is in closed guard... The Outlaw tries to roll on the ground!
Ben Askren uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Ben Askren looks to posture up and open Dan Hardy's guard...
Ben Askren forces Dan Hardy to open his guard.
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over The Outlaw
Askren delivers a few accurate elbows!
The Outlaw is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The Outlaw's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Askren is in rear mount over The Outlaw
The Outlaw tries to move on the ground and shows Ben Askren a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The Outlaw's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The Outlaw has a small cut in his Forehead
Askren is in rear mount over The Outlaw
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 Askren's moves.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Askren is in rear mount over The Outlaw
The Outlaw has given his back to Ben Askren who is trying to get one hook in!
Ben Askren has one hook in!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Askren is in rear mount over The Outlaw with one hook in
The Outlaw has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
The Outlaw is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Dan Hardy gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Askren is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Dan Hardy, who is barely covering up!
The Outlaw's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Ben Askren has left The Outlaw staggered! Ben Askren should try push forward now and finish this!
Askren is in rear mount over The Outlaw with one hook in
Ben Askren positions himself and tries to finish this!
Ben Askren storms Dan Hardy's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Steve Mazzagatti is asking Dan Hardy to defend himself!
That punishment by Ben Askren has left The Outlaw staggered! Ben Askren should try push forward now and finish this!
Askren is in rear mount over The Outlaw with one hook in
Ben Askren Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Dan Hardy is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Ben Askren turns out the lights for The Outlaw! What an astonishing KO by Askren!
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (GnP) at 4:11 Round 1
Statistics: Dan Hardy
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 207 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/37 (70%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 207 s
Askren with a textbook wrestling, takedown, GnP performance. 1 dimensional, but he is good with that 1 dimension.
stupid Askren...
