Post by The Sandmen on Mar 21, 2018 10:05:47 GMT -5
Andrei Arlovski looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Dan Henderson looks like he's feeling the pressure.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Andrei Arlovski and Dan Henderson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Arlovski begins to launch a barrage of punches over Henderson
Dan Henderson is smart enough to duck backwards
The two exchange wildly
Arlovski is connecting with a few punches
Henderson's Mouth is beginning to swell
Andrei Arlovski throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Henderson's chin! That stops Henderson in his tracks!
Arlovski looks to be in very good shape.
Andrei Arlovski tries a hook to the body
and hits Henderson ribs hard
Brutal combination from Andrei Arlovski!
Henderson is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Arlovski begins to launch a barrage of punches over Henderson
this is getting worse and worse for Henderson
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Crisp uppercut by Arlovski followed by a hard jab
Henderson deflects the blows.
Henderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Henderson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Arlovski wants nothing of that and pushes Henderson.
An overhand right from Andrei Arlovski that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Henderson's stops that one with his face! How is Henderson standing?!
Henderson's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Dan Henderson's Nose
Andrei Arlovski goes with a looping right hand while Dan Henderson jumps back and jabs
Henderson seems staggered and Andrei Arlovski runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Dan Henderson and Arlovski engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Andrei Arlovski is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Andrei Arlovski launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Henderson blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Dan Henderson's cheek! Henderson stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Henderson's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Arlovski is standing while Henderson is on the ground on his back
Dan Henderson 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.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Arlovski is standing while Henderson is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Henderson's thigh
Loud pop!
Arlovski is standing while Henderson is on the ground on his back
Andrei Arlovski steps back and allows Henderson to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Dan Henderson is standing now.
Superb haymaker by Arlovski
that lands on Henderson's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski moves forward looking for some grappling action
Arlovski has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski launches a few hard punches to Dan Henderson's ribs!
Dan Henderson's ribs shows the damage! Andrei Arlovski is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski tries to take Dan Henderson down... Henderson stumbles backwards and Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Henderson's jaw!
Henderson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Andrei Arlovski slightly pushes Henderson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Shovel hook by Andrei Arlovski
tags Henderson.
Henderson has a small cut in his Right cheek
Andrei Arlovski leans forwards and tries to grapple with Henderson
Arlovski shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Andrei Arlovski fakes a punch to Dan Henderson ribs and the tries to trip him
Dan Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Henderson
Henderson 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.
Poorly executed technique. Andrei Arlovski looks to counter!
Arlovski is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Dan Henderson, who is barely covering up!
Henderson's Chin is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Andrei Arlovski!
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Henderson
Arlovski use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) is cheering him!
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Andrei Arlovski looks to mount Dan Henderson...
Andrei Arlovski slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Andrei Arlovski throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Henderson's eyes...
Henderson breaks the lock showing some skills...
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Arlovski delivers a few accurate elbows!
Henderson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
John McCarthy is asking Henderson to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Henderson.
Henderson has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by TKO (Elbows) at 4:39 Round 1
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 24/39 (62%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/11 (73%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 54 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 88 s
Arlovski is in form here. Anyone know what Hendo’s record is since coming to HW? The Texas Rattlesnakes?
Dan Henderson looks like he's feeling the pressure.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Andrei Arlovski and Dan Henderson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Arlovski begins to launch a barrage of punches over Henderson
Dan Henderson is smart enough to duck backwards
The two exchange wildly
Arlovski is connecting with a few punches
Henderson's Mouth is beginning to swell
Andrei Arlovski throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Henderson's chin! That stops Henderson in his tracks!
Arlovski looks to be in very good shape.
Andrei Arlovski tries a hook to the body
and hits Henderson ribs hard
Brutal combination from Andrei Arlovski!
Henderson is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Arlovski begins to launch a barrage of punches over Henderson
this is getting worse and worse for Henderson
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Crisp uppercut by Arlovski followed by a hard jab
Henderson deflects the blows.
Henderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Henderson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Arlovski wants nothing of that and pushes Henderson.
An overhand right from Andrei Arlovski that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Henderson's stops that one with his face! How is Henderson standing?!
Henderson's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Dan Henderson's Nose
Andrei Arlovski goes with a looping right hand while Dan Henderson jumps back and jabs
Henderson seems staggered and Andrei Arlovski runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Dan Henderson and Arlovski engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Andrei Arlovski is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Andrei Arlovski launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Henderson blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Dan Henderson's cheek! Henderson stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Henderson's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Arlovski is standing while Henderson is on the ground on his back
Dan Henderson 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.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Arlovski is standing while Henderson is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Henderson's thigh
Loud pop!
Arlovski is standing while Henderson is on the ground on his back
Andrei Arlovski steps back and allows Henderson to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Dan Henderson is standing now.
Superb haymaker by Arlovski
that lands on Henderson's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski moves forward looking for some grappling action
Arlovski has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski launches a few hard punches to Dan Henderson's ribs!
Dan Henderson's ribs shows the damage! Andrei Arlovski is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski tries to take Dan Henderson down... Henderson stumbles backwards and Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Henderson's jaw!
Henderson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Andrei Arlovski slightly pushes Henderson into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Shovel hook by Andrei Arlovski
tags Henderson.
Henderson has a small cut in his Right cheek
Andrei Arlovski leans forwards and tries to grapple with Henderson
Arlovski shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Andrei Arlovski fakes a punch to Dan Henderson ribs and the tries to trip him
Dan Henderson loses balance and goes to the ground
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Henderson
Henderson 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.
Poorly executed technique. Andrei Arlovski looks to counter!
Arlovski is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Dan Henderson, who is barely covering up!
Henderson's Chin is beginning to swell
Dan Henderson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Andrei Arlovski!
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Henderson
Arlovski use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) is cheering him!
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Andrei Arlovski looks to mount Dan Henderson...
Andrei Arlovski slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Andrei Arlovski throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Henderson's eyes...
Henderson breaks the lock showing some skills...
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Arlovski delivers a few accurate elbows!
Henderson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
John McCarthy is asking Henderson to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Henderson.
Henderson has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by TKO (Elbows) at 4:39 Round 1
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 24/39 (62%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/11 (73%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 54 s
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 88 s
Arlovski is in form here. Anyone know what Hendo’s record is since coming to HW? The Texas Rattlesnakes?
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!