Post by The Sandmen on Apr 17, 2013 18:45:58 GMT -5
Andrei Arlovski doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Alexander Gustafsson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Nice punch by Andrei Arlovski
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Gustafsson goes to the body...
his punches graze Arlovski's arm.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Arlovski is holding Alexander Gustafsson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alexander Gustafsson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Arlovski positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Gustafsson's being punished here!
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Arlovski tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Gustafsson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Andrei Arlovski doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson launches a few punches to Arlovski's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Arlovski tries to cover his face,
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Gustafsson 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 full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Arlovski tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Andrei Arlovski controls the situation despite Alexander Gustafsson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Andrei Arlovski takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Alexander Gustafsson shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Alexander Gustafsson breaks that americana attempt!
Gustafsson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gustafsson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Andrei Arlovski pushes Alexander Gustafsson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson tries to roll to his side and trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard...
Andrei Arlovski keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson tries to roll to his side and trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard...
Andrei Arlovski rolls him over and takes his back!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson launches a few punches to Arlovski's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Arlovski tries to cover his face,
Arlovski's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Gustafsson
Gustafsson is moving on the ground...
Arlovski tries to counter Gustafsson's moves on the ground.
Arlovski is in rear mount over Gustafsson
Andrei Arlovski throws his leg over Alexander Gustafsson's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Andrei Arlovski's rear naked choke attempt!
Alexander Gustafsson frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Andrei Arlovski and ends up on top!
Gustafsson is trying to counter now!
Gustafsson has Arlovski controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson attempts to trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard.
Alexander Gustafsson manages to switch to half guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Gustafsson
Gustafsson 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 Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Arlovski blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Gustafsson's guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Gustafsson
Gustafsson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Alexander Gustafsson attempts to move to full guard
Alexander Gustafsson manages to switch to full guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Gustafsson
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
Herb Dean 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.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Gustafsson launches a furious hook!
That hits Arlovski's chin like a wrecking ball! Arlovski loses balance and goes to the mat.
Gustafsson is standing while Arlovski is on the ground on his back
Arlovski tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Andrei Arlovski is on his feet again.
Incredible haymaker from Andrei Arlovski!
It misses by a mile.
Gustafsson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Quick hook by Alexander Gustafsson
Good shot! Arlovski has reasons to be worried.
Arlovski's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gustafsson launches a furious low kick!
Andrei Arlovski blocks
Surprise roundhouse punch by Arlovski.
It looks like Gustafsson was hit by a bus!
There is a small laceration on Alexander Gustafsson's Right eye
Andrei Arlovski and Gustafsson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Andrei Arlovski is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
There is a small laceration on Alexander Gustafsson's Right eye
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Arlovski launches a furious low kick!
Gustafsson receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Gustafsson hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Andrei Arlovski launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Gustafsson blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Alexander Gustafsson's cheek! Gustafsson stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Arlovski is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Arlovski is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Alexander Gustafsson kicks his legs trying to keep Andrei Arlovski away.
Andrei Arlovski takes a kick to the body.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Arlovski is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Arlovski is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Arlovski is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
1:11 Round 2 and Arlovski is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Arlovski launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Gustafsson hyper-extended his left leg
Arlovski is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Andrei Arlovski steps back and allows Gustafsson to get back to his feet.
Alexander Gustafsson is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Andrei Arlovski throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Gustafsson's chin! That stops Gustafsson in his tracks!
Andrei Arlovski was tooling Alexander Gustafsson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexander Gustafsson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Tremendous strikes from Arlovski!
Some big punches are landing!
Gustafsson's Chin is beginning to swell
Gustafsson has a small cut in his Chin
You can see Gustafsson's blood making stains in the mat.
Arlovski throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Herb Dean is asking Gustafsson to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Gustafsson.
There is a small laceration on Alexander Gustafsson's Chin
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by TKO (Punches) at 1:58 Round 2
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 16/18 (89%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
Statistics: Alexander Gustafsson
Punches 5/10 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 240 s
Alex well fought for a bit, then Andrei got annoyed and started teeing off on him. That took care of that.
Alexander Gustafsson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Nice punch by Andrei Arlovski
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Gustafsson goes to the body...
his punches graze Arlovski's arm.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Arlovski is holding Alexander Gustafsson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Alexander Gustafsson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Arlovski positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Gustafsson's being punished here!
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Arlovski tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Gustafsson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Andrei Arlovski doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson launches a few punches to Arlovski's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Arlovski tries to cover his face,
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Gustafsson 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 full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Arlovski tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Andrei Arlovski controls the situation despite Alexander Gustafsson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Andrei Arlovski takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Alexander Gustafsson shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Alexander Gustafsson breaks that americana attempt!
Gustafsson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gustafsson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Andrei Arlovski pushes Alexander Gustafsson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson tries to roll to his side and trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard...
Andrei Arlovski keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson tries to roll to his side and trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard...
Andrei Arlovski rolls him over and takes his back!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson launches a few punches to Arlovski's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Arlovski tries to cover his face,
Arlovski's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Gustafsson
Gustafsson is moving on the ground...
Arlovski tries to counter Gustafsson's moves on the ground.
Arlovski is in rear mount over Gustafsson
Andrei Arlovski throws his leg over Alexander Gustafsson's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Andrei Arlovski's rear naked choke attempt!
Alexander Gustafsson frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Andrei Arlovski and ends up on top!
Gustafsson is trying to counter now!
Gustafsson has Arlovski controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson attempts to trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard.
Alexander Gustafsson manages to switch to half guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Gustafsson
Gustafsson 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 Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Arlovski blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Gustafsson's guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Gustafsson
Gustafsson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Alexander Gustafsson attempts to move to full guard
Alexander Gustafsson manages to switch to full guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Gustafsson
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
Herb Dean 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.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Gustafsson launches a furious hook!
That hits Arlovski's chin like a wrecking ball! Arlovski loses balance and goes to the mat.
Gustafsson is standing while Arlovski is on the ground on his back
Arlovski tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Andrei Arlovski is on his feet again.
Incredible haymaker from Andrei Arlovski!
It misses by a mile.
Gustafsson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Quick hook by Alexander Gustafsson
Good shot! Arlovski has reasons to be worried.
Arlovski's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gustafsson launches a furious low kick!
Andrei Arlovski blocks
Surprise roundhouse punch by Arlovski.
It looks like Gustafsson was hit by a bus!
There is a small laceration on Alexander Gustafsson's Right eye
Andrei Arlovski and Gustafsson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Andrei Arlovski is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
There is a small laceration on Alexander Gustafsson's Right eye
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Arlovski launches a furious low kick!
Gustafsson receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Gustafsson hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Andrei Arlovski launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Gustafsson blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Alexander Gustafsson's cheek! Gustafsson stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Arlovski is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Arlovski is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Alexander Gustafsson kicks his legs trying to keep Andrei Arlovski away.
Andrei Arlovski takes a kick to the body.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Arlovski is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Arlovski is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Arlovski launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Arlovski is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
1:11 Round 2 and Arlovski is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Arlovski launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Gustafsson hyper-extended his left leg
Arlovski is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Andrei Arlovski steps back and allows Gustafsson to get back to his feet.
Alexander Gustafsson is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Andrei Arlovski throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Gustafsson's chin! That stops Gustafsson in his tracks!
Andrei Arlovski was tooling Alexander Gustafsson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexander Gustafsson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Tremendous strikes from Arlovski!
Some big punches are landing!
Gustafsson's Chin is beginning to swell
Gustafsson has a small cut in his Chin
You can see Gustafsson's blood making stains in the mat.
Arlovski throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Herb Dean is asking Gustafsson to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Gustafsson.
There is a small laceration on Alexander Gustafsson's Chin
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by TKO (Punches) at 1:58 Round 2
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 16/18 (89%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
Statistics: Alexander Gustafsson
Punches 5/10 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 240 s
Alex well fought for a bit, then Andrei got annoyed and started teeing off on him. That took care of that.