Post by The Sandmen on May 16, 2016 9:02:33 GMT -5
Daniel Cormier glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Andrei Arlovski raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Cormier and Arlovski move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Cormier looks to be in very good shape.
Daniel Cormier tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Andrei Arlovski swings and Cormier has to retreat
Daniel Cormier closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Cormier moves forward looking for some action
Andrei Arlovski struggles a bit before breaking Cormier's attemp of grappling
Arlovski showing excellent timing, blasts Daniel Cormier with a right hand.
Great hook by Andrei Arlovski! Daniel Cormier is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Cormier's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Arlovski is standing while Cormier is on the ground on his back
Andrei Arlovski steps back and allows Cormier to get back to his feet.
Cormier climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Arlovski moves forward looking for some action
Andrei Arlovski shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Cormier's head
Those punches are hitting! Cormier covers his head!
Cormier doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Andrei Arlovski embrace and tries to move away...
Andrei Arlovski pushes Cormier forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski tries to take Daniel Cormier down... Cormier stumbles backwards and Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cormier's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski tries to take Daniel Cormier down... Cormier stumbles backwards and Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cormier's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Daniel Cormier's Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Andrei Arlovski shoots and grab both of Daniel Cormier's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Arlovski lifted Cormier's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Cormier
Andrei Arlovski storms over Cormier with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Arlovski doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cormier's face with his elbows!
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Cormier
Arlovski tries to move to full mount
Arlovski succeeds
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Arlovski tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Andrei Arlovski controls the situation despite Daniel Cormier efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Cormier 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 Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier 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 Cormier
Cormier measures the resilience of Arlovski's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Arlovski's side.
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier
Arlovski tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Cormier! Arlovski has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Cormier is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Arlovski tries to use some of his tricky moves but Arlovski's is smart enough to counter him.
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Cormier has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Cormier is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Arlovski is trying to counter now!
Arlovski fires a barrage of punches at Cormier's head!
This is bad! Arlovski is just pounding on Daniel Cormier's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Cormier has a small cut in his Chin
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Daniel Cormier launches a few punches to Arlovski's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Arlovski tries to cover his face,
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Daniel Cormier 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.
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Andrei Arlovski was tooling Daniel Cormier for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Daniel Cormier lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Arlovski positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cormier's being punished here!
Cormier's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Daniel Cormier's Mouth
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Cormier tries to stand up!
Arlovski doesn't allow him!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Arlovski works on the ground with his fingers over Cormier's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Cormier doesn't stop bleeding.
Arlovski has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Cormier.
Nicely done! Arlovski now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with two hooks in
Andrei Arlovski storms over Cormier with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Arlovski doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cormier's face with his elbows!
Andrei Arlovski turns out the lights for Cormier! What an astonishing KO by Arlovski!
Cormier's Chin is beginning to swell
Cormier has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by KO (Elbows) at 4:25 Round 1
Statistics: Daniel Cormier
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 175 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/10 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 15/20 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 161 s
Cormier was trying to think about the takedown when Arlovski knocked him down, and then out. Cormier should do less thinking and more wrestling, if that's the plan vs. Arlovski-esque fighters. If not, well Bravo Daniel. Brav-fucking. o.
Andrei Arlovski raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cormier and Arlovski move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Cormier looks to be in very good shape.
Daniel Cormier tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Andrei Arlovski swings and Cormier has to retreat
Daniel Cormier closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Cormier moves forward looking for some action
Andrei Arlovski struggles a bit before breaking Cormier's attemp of grappling
Arlovski showing excellent timing, blasts Daniel Cormier with a right hand.
Great hook by Andrei Arlovski! Daniel Cormier is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Cormier's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Arlovski is standing while Cormier is on the ground on his back
Andrei Arlovski steps back and allows Cormier to get back to his feet.
Cormier climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Arlovski moves forward looking for some action
Andrei Arlovski shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski struggles and launches a few punches to Cormier's head
Those punches are hitting! Cormier covers his head!
Cormier doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Andrei Arlovski embrace and tries to move away...
Andrei Arlovski pushes Cormier forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski tries to take Daniel Cormier down... Cormier stumbles backwards and Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cormier's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski tries to take Daniel Cormier down... Cormier stumbles backwards and Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cormier's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Daniel Cormier's Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Andrei Arlovski shoots and grab both of Daniel Cormier's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Arlovski lifted Cormier's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Cormier
Andrei Arlovski storms over Cormier with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Arlovski doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cormier's face with his elbows!
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Cormier
Arlovski tries to move to full mount
Arlovski succeeds
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Arlovski tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Andrei Arlovski controls the situation despite Daniel Cormier efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Daniel Cormier
Cormier 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 Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier 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 Cormier
Cormier measures the resilience of Arlovski's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Arlovski's side.
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier
Arlovski tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Cormier! Arlovski has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Cormier is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Arlovski tries to use some of his tricky moves but Arlovski's is smart enough to counter him.
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Cormier has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Cormier is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Arlovski is trying to counter now!
Arlovski fires a barrage of punches at Cormier's head!
This is bad! Arlovski is just pounding on Daniel Cormier's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Cormier has a small cut in his Chin
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Daniel Cormier launches a few punches to Arlovski's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Arlovski tries to cover his face,
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Daniel Cormier 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.
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Andrei Arlovski was tooling Daniel Cormier for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Daniel Cormier lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Arlovski positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cormier's being punished here!
Cormier's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Daniel Cormier's Mouth
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Cormier tries to stand up!
Arlovski doesn't allow him!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Arlovski works on the ground with his fingers over Cormier's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with one hook in
Cormier doesn't stop bleeding.
Arlovski has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Cormier.
Nicely done! Arlovski now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Cormier with two hooks in
Andrei Arlovski storms over Cormier with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Arlovski doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cormier's face with his elbows!
Andrei Arlovski turns out the lights for Cormier! What an astonishing KO by Arlovski!
Cormier's Chin is beginning to swell
Cormier has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by KO (Elbows) at 4:25 Round 1
Statistics: Daniel Cormier
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 175 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/10 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 15/20 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 161 s
Cormier was trying to think about the takedown when Arlovski knocked him down, and then out. Cormier should do less thinking and more wrestling, if that's the plan vs. Arlovski-esque fighters. If not, well Bravo Daniel. Brav-fucking. o.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!