Post by The Sandmen on May 5, 2017 8:14:01 GMT -5
ManMMA Heavyweight Championship
Cain Velasquez looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Ferocious staredown by Arlovski while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
And here we go with the title fight!
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 fight gets underway.
A right hand from Andrei Arlovski
makes Velasquez stumble back!
Velasquez decides to launch some tentative punches
Cain Velasquez takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cain Velasquez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Arlovski is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Arlovski's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Arlovski
Arlovski tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He succeeds!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Arlovski
Arlovski measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Arlovski
Velasquez is in closed guard... Arlovski tries to roll on the ground!
Cain Velasquez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Velasquez is trying to counter now!
Good looking punches from Cain Velasquez on the ground
They could take their toll on Arlovski.
Arlovski's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Arlovski
Arlovski tries to move on the ground and shows Cain Velasquez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Arlovski's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Velasquez tries to cover his face,
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Arlovski
Velasquez is in closed guard... Arlovski tries to roll on the ground!
Cain Velasquez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Arlovski
Arlovski measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Arlovski clumsily fails here and it's time for Cain Velasquez to fight back!
Velasquez leans back...
He clobbers Andrei Arlovski's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski 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
Velasquez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Velasquez fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Andrei Arlovski didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Arlovski
Arlovski tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He is not able to do it
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Arlovski
Velasquez tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Velasquez looks to be in very good shape.
Velasquez holds Andrei Arlovski and tries to launch a knee to his ribs!
Arlovski was unable to defend that strike... Nasty knee to the ribs!
Crushing shot to Arlovski's body! He's holding his side
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Velasquez delivers a few accurate elbows!
Andrei Arlovski blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Arlovski is trying to counter now!
Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches to Velasquez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Velasquez tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Left cheek
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Terrible one sided match... Arlovski was not ready to fight a fighter of Cain Velasquez caliber.
Cain Velasquez fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Arlovski's face!
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Arlovski measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Velasquez holds Andrei Arlovski and tries to launch a knee to his ribs!
Arlovski was unable to defend that strike... Nasty knee to the ribs!
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Not a desiderable position that Arlovski is in now. Cain Velasquez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Nice moves from Cain Velasquez who positions himself for using his knees on Arlovski!
Awful technique! Arlovski wraps one of his legs on Cain Velasquez leg and rolls on the ground! He is now in half guard over his opponent!
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Velasquez
Cain Velasquez attempts to move to full guard
Cain Velasquez manages to switch to full guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Velasquez
Cain Velasquez launches a few punches to Arlovski's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Arlovski tries to cover his face,
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Velasquez
Arlovski is in closed guard... Velasquez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Andrei Arlovski!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Andrei Arlovski
Arlovski tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski attempts to move to full guard
Andrei Arlovski manages to switch to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Arlovski
Velasquez is in closed guard... Arlovski tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez tries to roll to his side and trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard...
Cain Velasquez gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Velasquez
Velasquez tries to close his guard around Arlovski
He succeeds!
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Velasquez
Velasquez measures the resilience of Arlovski's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Arlovski's side.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Velasquez.
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Round 2
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Cain Velasquez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Arlovski is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Arlovski
Cain Velasquez storms over Arlovski with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Andrei Arlovski blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Velasquez misses a step and Andrei Arlovski sees an opportunity to counter him!
Arlovski tries to close his guard around Velasquez
He succeeds!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Arlovski
Velasquez tries to open up Andrei Arlovski's defense faking a few punches.
Andrei Arlovski wraps his arms around Velasquez's arms and counters the punches.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Arlovski
Arlovski measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Cain Velasquez looks to counter!
Cain Velasquez fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Arlovski's face!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski 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 Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Arlovski
Arlovski tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Andrei Arlovski. 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.
Velasquez fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Andrei Arlovski didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Arlovski
Cain Velasquez aggressively and repeatedly punches Arlovski.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Arlovski has a small cut in his Left cheek
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Arlovski
Velasquez tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski attempts to move to full guard
Cain Velasquez keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Velasquez clumsily fails here and it's time for Andrei Arlovski to fight back!
Andrei Arlovski attempts to move to full guard
Cain Velasquez keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Velasquez holds Andrei Arlovski and tries to launch a knee to his ribs!
Arlovski was unable to defend that strike... Nasty knee to the ribs!
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Arlovski tries to stand up!
Velasquez doesn't allow him!
Cain Velasquez is in half guard over Arlovski
Velasquez delivers a few accurate elbows!
Arlovski is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Velasquez is in rear mount over Arlovski
Terrible one sided match... Arlovski was not ready to fight a fighter of Cain Velasquez caliber.
Arlovski has given his back to Cain Velasquez who is trying to get one hook in!
Cain Velasquez has one hook in!
Velasquez is in rear mount over Arlovski with one hook in
Velasquez has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Arlovski.
Nicely done! Velasquez now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Velasquez is in rear mount over Arlovski with two hooks in
Arlovski tries to move on the ground and shows Cain Velasquez a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Arlovski's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Velasquez is in rear mount over Arlovski with two hooks in
Velasquez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Arlovski's being punished here!
Velasquez is in rear mount over Arlovski with two hooks in
Velasquez launches a barrage of elbows over Arlovski's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Arlovski doesn't fight back!
That brutal impact left Arlovski laid out on the mat! Cain Velasquez's corner come in to congratulate him!
Arlovski's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Arlovski has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Cain Velasquez by KO (Elbows) at 3:12 Round 2
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 29/56 (52%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 421 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/14 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 421 s
Cain Velasquez defends the Heavyweight title!
No funny commentary or comments to add to this fight because Austin has a class with no electronics allowed in 4 mins and I had to get this fight posted or he would go ape shit.