Post by The Sandmen on Mar 9, 2012 15:00:06 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Josh Barnett chants all around the place!
Andrei Arlovski looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Josh Barnett glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Andrei Arlovski today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Arlovski launches a furious hook!
That hits Barnett's chin like a wrecking ball! Barnett loses balance and goes to the mat.
Barnett has a small cut in his Chin
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Barnett's thigh
Loud pop!
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Barnett's thigh
Loud pop!
Barnett hyper-extended his left leg
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Josh Barnett kicks his legs trying to keep Andrei Arlovski away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Andrei Arlovski creates space and allows Josh Barnett to stand up.
Barnett climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Andrei Arlovski launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Barnett blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Josh Barnett's cheek! Barnett stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Left cheek
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Barnett's thigh
Loud pop!
Barnett hyper-extended his left leg
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Josh Barnett launches an up-kick intended for Andrei Arlovski's head...
Arlovski leans out of the way.
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Josh Barnett kicks his legs trying to keep Andrei Arlovski away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Arlovski moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Josh Barnett is standing now.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Barnett blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Josh Barnett's cheek! Barnett stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Josh Barnett launches an up-kick intended for Andrei Arlovski's head...
It lands flush with Andrei Arlovski's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Arlovski moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Josh Barnett is standing now.
Arlovski decides to launch some tentative punches
Andrei Arlovski takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Barnett has a small cut in his Nose
Andrei Arlovski goes with a looping right hand while Josh Barnett jumps back and jabs
Arlovski seems staggered and Josh Barnett runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Andrei Arlovski throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Barnett's chin! That stops Barnett in his tracks!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is a bloody mess!
Arlovski moves forward looking for some action
Andrei Arlovski shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Barnett is a bloody mess!
Josh Barnett 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 Josh Barnett
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Barnett shoots and grab both of Andrei Arlovski's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Andrei Arlovski managed to pull back his leg from Josh Barnett's grip and move away from him
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Barnett looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Andrei Arlovski's punches
Barnett measures the resilience of Arlovski's chin with an uppercut while Arlovski lands some great crosses.
Arlovski jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Barnett sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Arlovski looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Barnett's punches
Barnett is on the receiving end of a great combo by Arlovski.
Arlovski tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Arlovski is clinching with Barnett.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Barnett's head
Those punches are hitting! Barnett covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Andrei Arlovski slightly pushes Barnett into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Barnett attempts a shoot
Andrei Arlovski hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Barnett has a small cut in his Right eye
Josh Barnett's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Andrei Arlovski launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Barnett blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Josh Barnett's cheek! Barnett stumbles and the falls to the mat!
This is over! That impact from Andrei Arlovski has left Barnett laying flat on the mat!
Barnett's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Right cheek
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by KO (Punch) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 12/18 (67%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 5/10 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 105 s
Nice effort tonight from Andrei Arlovski who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
Barnett was boring today if you ask me. He did nothing in his fight.
Just the fight the people at John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) want to see! People are cheering the fighters!
Andrei Arlovski looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Josh Barnett glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Andrei Arlovski today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Arlovski launches a furious hook!
That hits Barnett's chin like a wrecking ball! Barnett loses balance and goes to the mat.
Barnett has a small cut in his Chin
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Barnett's thigh
Loud pop!
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Barnett's thigh
Loud pop!
Barnett hyper-extended his left leg
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Josh Barnett kicks his legs trying to keep Andrei Arlovski away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Andrei Arlovski creates space and allows Josh Barnett to stand up.
Barnett climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Andrei Arlovski launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Barnett blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Josh Barnett's cheek! Barnett stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Left cheek
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Barnett's thigh
Loud pop!
Barnett hyper-extended his left leg
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Josh Barnett launches an up-kick intended for Andrei Arlovski's head...
Arlovski leans out of the way.
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Josh Barnett kicks his legs trying to keep Andrei Arlovski away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Arlovski moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Josh Barnett is standing now.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Barnett blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Josh Barnett's cheek! Barnett stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Josh Barnett launches an up-kick intended for Andrei Arlovski's head...
It lands flush with Andrei Arlovski's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Arlovski is standing while Barnett is on the ground on his back
Arlovski moves backwards and gestures for Josh Barnett to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Josh Barnett is standing now.
Arlovski decides to launch some tentative punches
Andrei Arlovski takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Barnett has a small cut in his Nose
Andrei Arlovski goes with a looping right hand while Josh Barnett jumps back and jabs
Arlovski seems staggered and Josh Barnett runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Andrei Arlovski throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Barnett's chin! That stops Barnett in his tracks!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is a bloody mess!
Arlovski moves forward looking for some action
Andrei Arlovski shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Barnett is a bloody mess!
Josh Barnett 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 Josh Barnett
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Josh Barnett shoots and grab both of Andrei Arlovski's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Andrei Arlovski managed to pull back his leg from Josh Barnett's grip and move away from him
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Barnett looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Andrei Arlovski's punches
Barnett measures the resilience of Arlovski's chin with an uppercut while Arlovski lands some great crosses.
Arlovski jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Barnett sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Arlovski looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Josh Barnett's punches
Barnett is on the receiving end of a great combo by Arlovski.
Arlovski tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Arlovski is clinching with Barnett.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Barnett's head
Those punches are hitting! Barnett covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Andrei Arlovski slightly pushes Barnett into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Barnett attempts a shoot
Andrei Arlovski hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Barnett has a small cut in his Right eye
Josh Barnett's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Andrei Arlovski launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Barnett blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Josh Barnett's cheek! Barnett stumbles and the falls to the mat!
This is over! That impact from Andrei Arlovski has left Barnett laying flat on the mat!
Barnett's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Josh Barnett's Right cheek
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by KO (Punch) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 12/18 (67%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 5/10 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 105 s
Nice effort tonight from Andrei Arlovski who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
Barnett was boring today if you ask me. He did nothing in his fight.
Just the fight the people at John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) want to see! People are cheering the fighters!