Post by The Sandmen on May 26, 2014 16:27:28 GMT -5
Mark Hunt looks very relaxed.
Ricardo Arona is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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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The bell announces the first round!
Ricardo Arona fakes a move and moves laterally.
Arona looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mark Hunt's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Arona is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Arona decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Arona moves back and takes a deep breath.
Ricardo Arona tries a middle kick
Mark Hunt blocks and steps away.
Arona is holding Mark Hunt's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mark Hunt loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Ricardo Arona is in side mount over Mark Hunt
Hunt measures the resilience of Arona's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Arona blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Ricardo Arona looks to counter!
Ricardo Arona looks to mount Mark Hunt...
Ricardo Arona slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ricardo Arona is in full mount over Mark Hunt
Arona catch Mark Hunt's left arm and tries a kimura
Mark Hunt holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Ricardo Arona is in full mount over Mark Hunt
Deep breaths from Mark Hunt who tries a hammer punch to Arona's ribs.
That hit Arona who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Ricardo Arona is in full mount over Mark Hunt
Hunt measures the resilience of Arona's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Arona blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ricardo Arona is in full mount over Mark Hunt
Hunt tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Ricardo Arona is in half guard over Hunt
Mark Hunt attempts to move to full guard
Mark Hunt manages to switch to full guard.
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Hunt
Hunt launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Arona's ribs.
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Hunt
Arona tries to move to full mount
Arona's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Hunt
Hunt tries to move on the ground and shows Ricardo Arona a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Hunt uses his forearms to block the impact!
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Hunt
Hunt tries to close his guard around Arona
He is not able to do it
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Hunt
Ricardo Arona is cooling the fight on the ground
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hunt steps backwards away from Ricardo Arona. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Mark Hunt jabs at Arona
to no visible effect.
Poorly executed technique. Ricardo Arona looks to counter!
A right hand from Ricardo Arona
gets deflected.
Low kick by Mark Hunt to maintain his distance.
That hits Ricardo Arona's ankle
Solid low kick from Mark Hunt.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Brilliant combination from Mark Hunt
that forces Arona to try and defend better.
Several good body shots
land on Arona.
Mark Hunt moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Hunt pushes Ricardo Arona and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Mark Hunt closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Hunt tries to grapple
He puts Arona in a double underhook!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Mark Hunt's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Arona is throwing a flurry of punches!
Mark Hunt just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arona pushes off of Mark Hunt and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Hunt stumbles backwards but Ricardo Arona chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The fighters are clinching.
Hunt and Ricardo Arona are cliched up against the cage. Hunt steps for a throw
Ricardo Arona is flat on his back. great Judo technique shown!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Ricardo Arona
Hunt tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Hunt.
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Round 2
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Hunt has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Hunt jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Mark Hunt pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Ricardo Arona pushes away Hunt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hunt doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ricardo Arona
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mark Hunt throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Arona is being hit hard here!
The fighters are clinching.
Hunt is launching some bone breaking punches to Arona's ribs while in the clinch.
Arona blocks.
The fighters are clinching.
Mark Hunt tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Arona is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Arona is trying to counter now!
Ricardo Arona tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Hunt ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Crisp uppercut by Hunt followed by a hard jab
Ricardo Arona stumbles back.
Middle kick from Arona.
The kick just misses.
Hunt is trying to counter now!
Mark Hunt launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Arona blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ricardo Arona's cheek! Arona stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Loud pop!
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Arona checks that kick!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Loud pop!
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Ricardo Arona kicks his legs trying to keep Mark Hunt away.
Mark Hunt takes a kick to the body.
Crushing shot to Hunt's body! He's holding his side
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Arona checks that kick!
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Arona checks that kick!
Mark Hunt gets sloppy and Ricardo Arona tries to take advantage...
Ricardo Arona kicks his legs trying to keep Mark Hunt away.
Mark Hunt takes a kick to the body.
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Arona checks that kick!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt moves backwards and gestures for Ricardo Arona to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Ricardo Arona is standing now.
Mark Hunt throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Arona's chin! That stops Arona in his tracks!
Herb Dean is asking Arona to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Arona.
There is a small laceration on Ricardo Arona's Right eye
Winner is Mark Hunt by TKO (Punch) at 3:06 Round 2
Statistics: Mark Hunt
Punches 17/19 (89%)
Kicks 6/10 (60%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/8 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 118 s
Statistics: Ricardo Arona
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/11 (64%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 222 s
Triple H - Hunt Hits Hard.
Ricardo Arona is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Ricardo Arona fakes a move and moves laterally.
Arona looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Mark Hunt's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Arona is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Arona decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Arona moves back and takes a deep breath.
Ricardo Arona tries a middle kick
Mark Hunt blocks and steps away.
Arona is holding Mark Hunt's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mark Hunt loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Ricardo Arona is in side mount over Mark Hunt
Hunt measures the resilience of Arona's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Arona blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Ricardo Arona looks to counter!
Ricardo Arona looks to mount Mark Hunt...
Ricardo Arona slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ricardo Arona is in full mount over Mark Hunt
Arona catch Mark Hunt's left arm and tries a kimura
Mark Hunt holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Ricardo Arona is in full mount over Mark Hunt
Deep breaths from Mark Hunt who tries a hammer punch to Arona's ribs.
That hit Arona who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Ricardo Arona is in full mount over Mark Hunt
Hunt measures the resilience of Arona's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Arona blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ricardo Arona is in full mount over Mark Hunt
Hunt tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Ricardo Arona is in half guard over Hunt
Mark Hunt attempts to move to full guard
Mark Hunt manages to switch to full guard.
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Hunt
Hunt launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Arona's ribs.
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Hunt
Arona tries to move to full mount
Arona's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Hunt
Hunt tries to move on the ground and shows Ricardo Arona a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Hunt uses his forearms to block the impact!
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Hunt
Hunt tries to close his guard around Arona
He is not able to do it
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Hunt
Ricardo Arona is cooling the fight on the ground
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Hunt steps backwards away from Ricardo Arona. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Mark Hunt jabs at Arona
to no visible effect.
Poorly executed technique. Ricardo Arona looks to counter!
A right hand from Ricardo Arona
gets deflected.
Low kick by Mark Hunt to maintain his distance.
That hits Ricardo Arona's ankle
Solid low kick from Mark Hunt.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Brilliant combination from Mark Hunt
that forces Arona to try and defend better.
Several good body shots
land on Arona.
Mark Hunt moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Hunt pushes Ricardo Arona and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Mark Hunt closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Hunt tries to grapple
He puts Arona in a double underhook!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Mark Hunt's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Arona is throwing a flurry of punches!
Mark Hunt just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arona pushes off of Mark Hunt and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Hunt stumbles backwards but Ricardo Arona chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The fighters are clinching.
Hunt and Ricardo Arona are cliched up against the cage. Hunt steps for a throw
Ricardo Arona is flat on his back. great Judo technique shown!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Ricardo Arona
Hunt tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Hunt.
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Round 2
=========================================
Hunt has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Hunt jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Mark Hunt pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Ricardo Arona pushes away Hunt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Hunt doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ricardo Arona
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mark Hunt throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Arona is being hit hard here!
The fighters are clinching.
Hunt is launching some bone breaking punches to Arona's ribs while in the clinch.
Arona blocks.
The fighters are clinching.
Mark Hunt tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Arona is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Arona is trying to counter now!
Ricardo Arona tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Hunt ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Crisp uppercut by Hunt followed by a hard jab
Ricardo Arona stumbles back.
Middle kick from Arona.
The kick just misses.
Hunt is trying to counter now!
Mark Hunt launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Arona blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ricardo Arona's cheek! Arona stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Loud pop!
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Arona checks that kick!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Loud pop!
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Ricardo Arona kicks his legs trying to keep Mark Hunt away.
Mark Hunt takes a kick to the body.
Crushing shot to Hunt's body! He's holding his side
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Arona checks that kick!
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Arona checks that kick!
Mark Hunt gets sloppy and Ricardo Arona tries to take advantage...
Ricardo Arona kicks his legs trying to keep Mark Hunt away.
Mark Hunt takes a kick to the body.
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt launches a kick to Arona's thigh
Arona checks that kick!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Hunt is standing while Arona is on the ground on his back
Hunt moves backwards and gestures for Ricardo Arona to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Ricardo Arona is standing now.
Mark Hunt throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Arona's chin! That stops Arona in his tracks!
Herb Dean is asking Arona to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Arona.
There is a small laceration on Ricardo Arona's Right eye
Winner is Mark Hunt by TKO (Punch) at 3:06 Round 2
Statistics: Mark Hunt
Punches 17/19 (89%)
Kicks 6/10 (60%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/8 (38%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 118 s
Statistics: Ricardo Arona
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/11 (64%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 222 s
Triple H - Hunt Hits Hard.
= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
