Post by The Sandmen on Apr 19, 2013 17:56:01 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Alistair while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Andrei Arlovski raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Andrei Arlovski goes with a looping right hand while Alistair Overeem jumps back and jabs
Arlovski seems staggered and Alistair Overeem runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem and Arlovski engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Arlovski and Alistair circle around the center of the cage.
Arlovski dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Alistair from the ground!
Alistair launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Arlovski.
Alistair Overeem gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Arlovski launches a furious low kick!
Alistair receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Alistair hyper-extended his left leg
1:08 Round 1 and Arlovski is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Arlovski grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Alistair
Arlovski moves on the ground
Andrei Arlovski moves to side mount
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Andrei Arlovski looks to pass to mount...
Arlovski slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Alistair Overeem.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Arlovski looks to be in very good shape.
Andrei Arlovski takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Alistair Overeem shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Alistair Overeem breaks that americana attempt!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Arlovski's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Arlovski's side.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Alistair
2:11 Round 1 and Arlovski is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Andrei Arlovski tries to free his leg...
Alistair rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski attempts to trap Alistair Overeem in his guard.
Andrei Arlovski manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Arlovski
Arlovski measures the resilience of Alistair's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alistair's side.
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Arlovski
Alistair Overeem throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Arlovski's face with those brutal elbows! Arlovski needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Arlovski's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alistair Overeem is in open 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
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Arlovski steps backwards away from Alistair Overeem. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Alistair avoids a dangerous strike from Arlovski
and counters with a solid straight!
Arlovski tries to grapple
He puts Alistair in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Alistair's head
Those punches are hitting! Alistair covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair launches a few hard punches to Andrei Arlovski's ribs!
Arlovski struggles and protects himself.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Alistair Overeem throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Arlovski's chin! That stops Arlovski in his tracks!
Alistair launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Arlovski.
Quick hook by Alistair Overeem
Good shot! Arlovski has reasons to be worried.
Alistair Overeem leans forwards and tries to grapple with Arlovski
Alistair shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair pushes Andrei Arlovski againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Arlovski cannot escape Alistair Overeem's clinch! Alistair Overeem is just brutalizing Arlovski with punches time and time again!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair launches a few hard punches to Andrei Arlovski's ribs!
Arlovski struggles and protects himself.
Alistair Overeem gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Arlovski is launching some bone breaking punches to Alistair's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Alistair Overeem's eyes.
Andrei Arlovski tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alistair is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Alistair's head
Those punches are hitting! Alistair covers his head!
Alistair's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair Overeem pushes away Arlovski trying to keep the fight at striking range
Arlovski doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Alistair Overeem
Alistair clumsily fails here and it's time for Andrei Arlovski to fight back!
Andrei Arlovski locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Alistair Overeem brings Andrei Arlovski down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Andrei Arlovski can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Arlovski feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Alistair's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Arlovski dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Alistair from the ground!
Alistair has a small cut in his Nose
Alistair Overeem tries a high kick!
Arlovski blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Alistair misses a step and Andrei Arlovski sees an opportunity to counter him!
An overhand right from Andrei Arlovski that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Alistair's stops that one with his face! How is Alistair standing?!
Alistair has a small cut in his Nose
Alistair seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Arlovski shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Alistair stumbles backwards staggered and Andrei Arlovski launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Alistair is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Alistair has a small cut in his Nose
Alistair Overeem seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Andrei Arlovski!
Arlovski is standing while Alistair is on the ground on his back
Alistair Overeem's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Andrei Arlovski Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Alistair Overeem is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Alistair laid out on the mat! Andrei Arlovski's corner come in to congratulate him!
Alistair Overeem can't continue fighting. Josh Rosenthal doesn't allow him to continue fighting with his swollen left eye!
There is a small laceration on Alistair Overeem's Nose
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by KO (GnP) at 1:09 Round 2
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 7/13 (54%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/12 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/7 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 123 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 9/11 (82%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 109 s
Good show by both of these boys. Pounding their hearts out until one died. Too soon? Maybe. But Arlovski with the KOvski.
Andrei Arlovski raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Andrei Arlovski goes with a looping right hand while Alistair Overeem jumps back and jabs
Arlovski seems staggered and Alistair Overeem runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem and Arlovski engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Arlovski and Alistair circle around the center of the cage.
Arlovski dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Alistair from the ground!
Alistair launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Arlovski.
Alistair Overeem gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Arlovski launches a furious low kick!
Alistair receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Alistair hyper-extended his left leg
1:08 Round 1 and Arlovski is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Arlovski grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Alistair
Arlovski moves on the ground
Andrei Arlovski moves to side mount
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Alistair Overeem
Andrei Arlovski looks to pass to mount...
Arlovski slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Alistair Overeem.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Arlovski looks to be in very good shape.
Andrei Arlovski takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Alistair Overeem shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Alistair Overeem breaks that americana attempt!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alistair Overeem
Alistair tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Alistair
Alistair measures the resilience of Arlovski's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Arlovski's side.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Alistair
2:11 Round 1 and Arlovski is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Andrei Arlovski tries to free his leg...
Alistair rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Alistair Overeem is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski attempts to trap Alistair Overeem in his guard.
Andrei Arlovski manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Arlovski
Arlovski measures the resilience of Alistair's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Alistair's side.
Alistair Overeem is in open guard over Arlovski
Alistair Overeem throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Arlovski's face with those brutal elbows! Arlovski needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Arlovski's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Alistair Overeem is in open 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
Josh Rosenthal 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.
Arlovski steps backwards away from Alistair Overeem. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Alistair avoids a dangerous strike from Arlovski
and counters with a solid straight!
Arlovski tries to grapple
He puts Alistair in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Alistair's head
Those punches are hitting! Alistair covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair launches a few hard punches to Andrei Arlovski's ribs!
Arlovski struggles and protects himself.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Alistair Overeem throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Arlovski's chin! That stops Arlovski in his tracks!
Alistair launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Arlovski.
Quick hook by Alistair Overeem
Good shot! Arlovski has reasons to be worried.
Alistair Overeem leans forwards and tries to grapple with Arlovski
Alistair shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair pushes Andrei Arlovski againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Arlovski cannot escape Alistair Overeem's clinch! Alistair Overeem is just brutalizing Arlovski with punches time and time again!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair launches a few hard punches to Andrei Arlovski's ribs!
Arlovski struggles and protects himself.
Alistair Overeem gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Arlovski is launching some bone breaking punches to Alistair's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Alistair Overeem's eyes.
Andrei Arlovski tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Alistair is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Alistair's head
Those punches are hitting! Alistair covers his head!
Alistair's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair Overeem pushes away Arlovski trying to keep the fight at striking range
Arlovski doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Alistair Overeem
Alistair clumsily fails here and it's time for Andrei Arlovski to fight back!
Andrei Arlovski locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Alistair Overeem brings Andrei Arlovski down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Andrei Arlovski can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Arlovski feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Alistair's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Arlovski dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Alistair from the ground!
Alistair has a small cut in his Nose
Alistair Overeem tries a high kick!
Arlovski blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Alistair misses a step and Andrei Arlovski sees an opportunity to counter him!
An overhand right from Andrei Arlovski that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Alistair's stops that one with his face! How is Alistair standing?!
Alistair has a small cut in his Nose
Alistair seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Arlovski shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Alistair stumbles backwards staggered and Andrei Arlovski launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Alistair is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Alistair has a small cut in his Nose
Alistair Overeem seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Andrei Arlovski!
Arlovski is standing while Alistair is on the ground on his back
Alistair Overeem's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Andrei Arlovski Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Alistair Overeem is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
That brutal impact left Alistair laid out on the mat! Andrei Arlovski's corner come in to congratulate him!
Alistair Overeem can't continue fighting. Josh Rosenthal doesn't allow him to continue fighting with his swollen left eye!
There is a small laceration on Alistair Overeem's Nose
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by KO (GnP) at 1:09 Round 2
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 7/13 (54%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/12 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/7 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 123 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 9/11 (82%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 109 s
Good show by both of these boys. Pounding their hearts out until one died. Too soon? Maybe. But Arlovski with the KOvski.