Post by The Sandmen on Nov 14, 2019 14:17:40 GMT -5
ManMMA Heavyweight Championship
Andrei Arlovski raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Ferocious staredown by Hunt while Herb Dean recites the rules.
Now Andrei Arlovski put his title in contention against Hunt.
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.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Andrei Arlovski and Mark Hunt touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Mark Hunt tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Arlovski tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Arlovski showing excellent timing, blasts Mark Hunt with a right hand.
Hunt steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Mark Hunt can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Hunt moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Arlovski's thigh!
Arlovski hyper-extended his leg
Andrei Arlovski tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Hunt's face
Hunt's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Arlovski moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Hunt's thigh!
Hunt hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Hunt!
Andrei Arlovski blocks
Mark Hunt gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Andrei Arlovski's mind is definitely in the fight, Hunt just got nailed! Andrei Arlovski saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Hunt moves aside and dodges.
Superb haymaker by Arlovski
that lands on Hunt's face like a cannon ball!
Mark Hunt goes with a looping right hand while Andrei Arlovski jumps back and jabs
Arlovski seems staggered and Mark Hunt runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Mark Hunt circles around Arlovski
Hunt jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Mark Hunt pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski launches a few hard punches to Mark Hunt's ribs!
Hunt struggles and protects himself.
Hunt is trying to counter now!
Mark Hunt postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Arlovski hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mark Hunt embrace and tries to move away...
Mark Hunt pushes Arlovski forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Hunt pushes Andrei Arlovski against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Arlovski's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Arlovski's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Mark Hunt has left Arlovski staggered! Mark Hunt should try push forward now and finish this!
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mark Hunt embrace and tries to move away...
Mark Hunt pushes Arlovski forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Arlovski clumsily fails here and it's time for Mark Hunt to fight back!
Hunt doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Andrei Arlovski embrace and tries to move away...
Andrei Arlovski pushes Hunt forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Mark Hunt tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hunt circles out and slips free of Andrei Arlovski's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Mark Hunt steps forward and fires a high kick!
Arlovski blocks decisively, as if to say, "No KO for me, thanks!"
Brutal combination from Andrei Arlovski!
Hunt moves aside and dodges.
Poorly executed technique. Mark Hunt looks to counter!
A high kick from Mark Hunt
grazes Arlovski's head, but he seems okay.
Some nice shots from Mark Hunt
miss their mark.
Brilliant combination from Mark Hunt
that forces Arlovski to try and defend better.
Mark Hunt and Arlovski engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Andrei Arlovski is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Hunt looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Andrei Arlovski's punches
Arlovski is on the receiving end of a great combo by Hunt.
Arlovski feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Hunt launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Arlovski's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean allows Arlovski time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Arlovski tries to grapple
He puts Hunt in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Andrei Arlovski's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Hunt is throwing a flurry of punches!
Andrei Arlovski just can't get away!
Arlovski doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mark Hunt embrace and tries to move away...
Mark Hunt pushes Arlovski forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Andrei Arlovski's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Hunt is throwing a flurry of punches!
Andrei Arlovski just can't get away!
Arlovski doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Mark Hunt embrace and tries to move away...
Mark Hunt pushes Arlovski forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Hunt's head
Those punches are hitting! Hunt covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski tries to take Mark Hunt down... Hunt stumbles backwards and Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Hunt's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mark Hunt tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Arlovski is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Hunt misses a step and Andrei Arlovski sees an opportunity to counter him!
Andrei Arlovski gets control of Mark Hunt's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Mark Hunt shakes him off and staves off danger.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Hunt tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Hunt is clinching with Arlovski.
The fighters are clinching.
Hunt doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Andrei Arlovski embrace and tries to move away...
Andrei Arlovski pushes Hunt forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Arlovski is trying to counter now!
Big mistake from Mark Hunt! Arlovski tries to finish him off with a RNC!
Arlovski is unable to lock that and Hunt breaks the lock
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hunt is launching some bone breaking punches to Arlovski's ribs while in the clinch.
Arlovski blocks.
Arlovski tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Arlovski is launching some bone breaking punches to Hunt's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Mark Hunt's eyes.
Andrei Arlovski tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hunt is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Andrei Arlovski tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hunt is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Arlovski misses a step and Mark Hunt sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mark Hunt tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Arlovski is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Mark Hunt tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Arlovski is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Andrei Arlovski looks to counter!
Andrei Arlovski tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Hunt ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Brutal combination from Andrei Arlovski!
Hunt is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Hunt's Chin is beginning to swell
Superb haymaker by Arlovski
that lands on Hunt's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
1:25 Round 2 and Hunt is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Hunt throws a hook
He fails to land it.
Arlovski is trying to counter now!
Andrei Arlovski is opening up on Hunt and raining down combinations!
Hunt doesn't look worried as he defends.
Arlovski has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Andrei Arlovski goes with a looping right hand while Mark Hunt jumps back and jabs
Hunt seems staggered and Andrei Arlovski runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Arlovski pushes Mark Hunt and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Hunt leads with a punch
Andrei Arlovski avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Hunt seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Superb haymaker by Arlovski
that lands on Hunt's face like a cannon ball!
Hunt has a small cut in his Mouth
A wicked punch by Andrei Arlovski
rocks Hunt!
Herb Dean is asking Hunt to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Hunt.
Hunt's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Hunt has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by TKO (Punch) at 2:34 Round 2
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 22/38 (58%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 6/13 (46%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Mark Hunt
Punches 13/27 (48%)
Kicks 2/4 (50%)
Clinch strikes 12/22 (55%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Andrei Arlovski defends the Heavyweight title!
Amazing war. Fight of the night war. Fight of the year contender war. Both guys ended this fight with pretty much no health left. They were throwing atomic bombs in all directions. Both tough and botrh survived, but both cannot survive forever, hence champion!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!