Post by The Sandmen on Nov 21, 2012 16:08:14 GMT -5
Tank Abbott 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.
Andrei Arlovski glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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.
Tank Abbott comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Tank Abbott and Andrei Arlovski touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Tank Abbott tries a hook to the body
but Arlovski manages to dodge it
Arlovski is trying to counter now!
Andrei Arlovski leans forwards and tries to grapple with Tank
Arlovski shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Tank's head
Those punches are hitting! Tank covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank is launching some bone breaking punches to Arlovski's ribs while in the clinch.
Arlovski blocks.
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Tank's head
Those punches are hitting! Tank covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski launches a few hard punches to Tank Abbott's ribs!
Tank Abbott's ribs shows the damage! Andrei Arlovski is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski takes a break to breathe while holding Tank Abbott.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
A left hook from Tank
falls short.
Arlovski is trying to counter now!
Andrei Arlovski launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Tank blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Tank Abbott's cheek! Tank stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Tank Abbott's Left cheek
Arlovski is standing while Tank is on the ground on his back
Andrei Arlovski creates space and allows Tank Abbott to stand up.
Tank climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Arlovski tries to grapple
He puts Tank in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Tank Abbott is holding Andrei Arlovski against the fence with his fingers all over Arlovski's face
Arlovski looks discomfort and tries to struggle off, he slide under Tank Abbott arm and move away from danger Tank Abbott
Andrei Arlovski and Tank engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Andrei Arlovski goes with a looping right hand while Tank Abbott jumps back and jabs
Tank seems staggered and Andrei Arlovski runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Arlovski fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tank Abbott didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Tank's mid-section, he seems hurt
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Tank
Tank tries to close his guard around Arlovski
He is not able to do it
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Tank
Tank tries to close his guard around Arlovski
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Tank
Tank measures the resilience of Arlovski's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Arlovski blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Tank misses a step and Andrei Arlovski sees an opportunity to counter him!
Andrei Arlovski throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Tank's face with those brutal elbows! Tank needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Tank
Tank Abbott 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 Arlovski's moves.
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Tank
Arlovski tries to move to full mount
Arlovski succeeds
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Tank Abbott
Tank tries to stand up!
Arlovski doesn't allow him!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Tank Abbott
Andrei Arlovski storms over Tank with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Arlovski doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Tank's face with his elbows!
Tank Abbott seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Andrei Arlovski!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott tries to roll to his side and trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard...
Andrei Arlovski rolls him over and takes his back!
That punishment by Andrei Arlovski has left Tank staggered! Andrei Arlovski should try push forward now and finish this!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Tank
Arlovski knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Tank Abbott is having a nightmare! Josh Rosenthal watches for the moment he has to end this!
Andrei Arlovski turns out the lights for Tank! What an astonishing KO by Arlovski!
Tank's Right eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by KO (GnP) at 4:20 Round 1
Statistics: Tank Abbott
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 111 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 8/12 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/17 (76%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 100 s
Shocker. What are we at now, though, 7 fight losing streak? Come on Tank. Wake up or...I guess go to sleep. Har har har harrrr......
Andrei Arlovski glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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.
Tank Abbott comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Tank Abbott and Andrei Arlovski touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Tank Abbott tries a hook to the body
but Arlovski manages to dodge it
Arlovski is trying to counter now!
Andrei Arlovski leans forwards and tries to grapple with Tank
Arlovski shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Tank's head
Those punches are hitting! Tank covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tank is launching some bone breaking punches to Arlovski's ribs while in the clinch.
Arlovski blocks.
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Tank's head
Those punches are hitting! Tank covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski launches a few hard punches to Tank Abbott's ribs!
Tank Abbott's ribs shows the damage! Andrei Arlovski is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski takes a break to breathe while holding Tank Abbott.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
A left hook from Tank
falls short.
Arlovski is trying to counter now!
Andrei Arlovski launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Tank blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Tank Abbott's cheek! Tank stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Tank Abbott's Left cheek
Arlovski is standing while Tank is on the ground on his back
Andrei Arlovski creates space and allows Tank Abbott to stand up.
Tank climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Arlovski tries to grapple
He puts Tank in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Tank Abbott is holding Andrei Arlovski against the fence with his fingers all over Arlovski's face
Arlovski looks discomfort and tries to struggle off, he slide under Tank Abbott arm and move away from danger Tank Abbott
Andrei Arlovski and Tank engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Andrei Arlovski goes with a looping right hand while Tank Abbott jumps back and jabs
Tank seems staggered and Andrei Arlovski runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Arlovski fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tank Abbott didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Tank's mid-section, he seems hurt
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Tank
Tank tries to close his guard around Arlovski
He is not able to do it
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Tank
Tank tries to close his guard around Arlovski
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Tank
Tank measures the resilience of Arlovski's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Arlovski blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Tank misses a step and Andrei Arlovski sees an opportunity to counter him!
Andrei Arlovski throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Tank's face with those brutal elbows! Tank needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Tank
Tank Abbott 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 Arlovski's moves.
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Tank
Arlovski tries to move to full mount
Arlovski succeeds
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Tank Abbott
Tank tries to stand up!
Arlovski doesn't allow him!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Tank Abbott
Andrei Arlovski storms over Tank with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Arlovski doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Tank's face with his elbows!
Tank Abbott seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Andrei Arlovski!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Tank Abbott
Tank Abbott tries to roll to his side and trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard...
Andrei Arlovski rolls him over and takes his back!
That punishment by Andrei Arlovski has left Tank staggered! Andrei Arlovski should try push forward now and finish this!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Tank
Arlovski knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Tank Abbott is having a nightmare! Josh Rosenthal watches for the moment he has to end this!
Andrei Arlovski turns out the lights for Tank! What an astonishing KO by Arlovski!
Tank's Right eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by KO (GnP) at 4:20 Round 1
Statistics: Tank Abbott
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 111 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 8/12 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/10 (70%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/17 (76%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 100 s
Shocker. What are we at now, though, 7 fight losing streak? Come on Tank. Wake up or...I guess go to sleep. Har har har harrrr......