Post by The Sandmen on Aug 9, 2012 12:33:59 GMT -5
Andre Arlovski vs. Travis Browne
Travis Browne is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan).
Andrei Arlovski raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Travis Browne raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Travis Browne comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Tremendous strikes from Arlovski!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Arlovski!
Some big punches are landing!
Travis Browne launches a body shot
Arlovski dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
0:35 Round 1 and Arlovski is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Andrei Arlovski throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Hapa's chin! That stops Hapa in his tracks!
Arlovski decides to launch some tentative punches
Andrei Arlovski takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
An overhand right from Andrei Arlovski that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Hapa's stops that one with his face! How is Hapa standing?!
Hapa's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Travis Browne's Nose
Travis Browne is opening up on Arlovski and raining down combinations!
Arlovski doesn't look worried as he defends.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Arlovski wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Arlovski moves forward and holds Hapa
Hapa doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Andrei Arlovski embrace and tries to move away...
Andrei Arlovski pushes Hapa forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Andrei Arlovski grapple with Travis Browne and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Travis Browne
Crushing shot to Hapa's body! He's holding his side
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Travis Browne
Arlovski delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hapa is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Hapa
Arlovski positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hapa's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Travis Browne's Right cheek
Arlovski is in rear mount over Hapa
Hapa tries to move on the ground and shows Andrei Arlovski a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hapa's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Travis Browne's Forehead
Arlovski is in rear mount over Hapa
Andrei Arlovski slides his arm under Travis Browne's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
That Rear Naked Choke from Andrei Arlovski appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Hapa struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Travis Browne pushes up and slides Andrei Arlovski's arm over his chin.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Arlovski is in rear mount over Hapa
You can see Hapa's blood making stains in the mat.
Andrei Arlovski throws his leg over Travis Browne's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Andrei Arlovski's rear naked choke attempt!
Hapa's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Hapa's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
Travis Browne frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Andrei Arlovski and ends up on top!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Arlovski
Travis Browne continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Hapa is in closed guard... Arlovski tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Travis Browne!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Travis Browne
Andrei Arlovski isolates Travis Browne's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Arlovski is locking that Arm Triangle...
Punishing hold!
Hapa struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Hapa's Forehead is beginning to swell
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
Travis Browne is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Travis Browne
Travis Browne is a bloody mess!
Arlovski delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hapa is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The ref pulls off Andrei Arlovski! Hapa seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Hapa's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Travis Browne's Nose
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by TKO (Elbows) at 2:40 Round 1
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 11/12 (92%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/16 (75%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 71 s
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 0/4 (0%)
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 71 s
Arlovski would have NONE of Browne tonight. He came into the fight a bit worse off from his first round fight (or so it appeared), but it didn;t show in the least. He destroyed Browne.
Travis Browne is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan).
Andrei Arlovski raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Travis Browne raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Travis Browne comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Tremendous strikes from Arlovski!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Arlovski!
Some big punches are landing!
Travis Browne launches a body shot
Arlovski dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
0:35 Round 1 and Arlovski is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Andrei Arlovski throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Hapa's chin! That stops Hapa in his tracks!
Arlovski decides to launch some tentative punches
Andrei Arlovski takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
An overhand right from Andrei Arlovski that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Hapa's stops that one with his face! How is Hapa standing?!
Hapa's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Travis Browne's Nose
Travis Browne is opening up on Arlovski and raining down combinations!
Arlovski doesn't look worried as he defends.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Arlovski wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Arlovski moves forward and holds Hapa
Hapa doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Andrei Arlovski embrace and tries to move away...
Andrei Arlovski pushes Hapa forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Andrei Arlovski grapple with Travis Browne and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Travis Browne
Crushing shot to Hapa's body! He's holding his side
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Travis Browne
Arlovski delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hapa is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Hapa
Arlovski positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Hapa's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Travis Browne's Right cheek
Arlovski is in rear mount over Hapa
Hapa tries to move on the ground and shows Andrei Arlovski a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Hapa's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Travis Browne's Forehead
Arlovski is in rear mount over Hapa
Andrei Arlovski slides his arm under Travis Browne's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
That Rear Naked Choke from Andrei Arlovski appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Hapa struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Travis Browne pushes up and slides Andrei Arlovski's arm over his chin.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Arlovski is in rear mount over Hapa
You can see Hapa's blood making stains in the mat.
Andrei Arlovski throws his leg over Travis Browne's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Andrei Arlovski's rear naked choke attempt!
Hapa's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Hapa's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
Travis Browne frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Andrei Arlovski and ends up on top!
Travis Browne is in closed guard over Arlovski
Travis Browne continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Hapa is in closed guard... Arlovski tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Travis Browne!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Travis Browne
Andrei Arlovski isolates Travis Browne's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Arlovski is locking that Arm Triangle...
Punishing hold!
Hapa struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Hapa's Forehead is beginning to swell
You can see the pain reflected in Hapa's eyes...
Travis Browne is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Travis Browne
Travis Browne is a bloody mess!
Arlovski delivers a few accurate elbows!
Hapa is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The ref pulls off Andrei Arlovski! Hapa seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Hapa's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Travis Browne's Nose
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by TKO (Elbows) at 2:40 Round 1
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 11/12 (92%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/16 (75%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 71 s
Statistics: Travis Browne
Punches 0/4 (0%)
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 71 s
Arlovski would have NONE of Browne tonight. He came into the fight a bit worse off from his first round fight (or so it appeared), but it didn;t show in the least. He destroyed Browne.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!