Post by The Sandmen on May 19, 2016 10:31:02 GMT -5
Maurice Smith looks very relaxed.
Ferocious staredown by Arlovski while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Smith and Arlovski move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Nice punch by Maurice Smith
that nearly tags Arlovski.
Here comes Maurice Smith with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Arlovski's ribs!
Solid low kick from Andrei Arlovski.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
High kick from Maurice Smith!
He misses narrowly!
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Andrei Arlovski to fight back!
A furious flurry of punches from Andrei Arlovski
puts Smith in a world of hurt!
Andrei Arlovski goes for the suplex...
Wow, incredible!
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Arlovski
He succeeds!
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Smith
Andrei Arlovski storms over Smith with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Maurice Smith blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Smith
Andrei Arlovski looks to posture up and open Maurice Smith's guard...
Andrei Arlovski forces Maurice Smith to open his guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Smith
Arlovski launches a barrage of elbows over Smith's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Smith doesn't fight back!
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Smith
Smith is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Smith tries to close his guard around Arlovski
He succeeds!
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Smith
Arlovski is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Andrei Arlovski uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Maurice Smith gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Andrei Arlovski throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Smith's face with those brutal elbows! Smith needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Smith
Arlovski gets a good position on the ground. ..
Smith holds Andrei Arlovski arms and counters his opponent punches.
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Smith
Arlovski tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Andrei Arlovski fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Smith
Maurice Smith tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Andrei Arlovski to fight back!
Andrei Arlovski tries to pass Maurice Smith's guard...
Andrei Arlovski manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Arlovski delivers a few accurate elbows!
Smith is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Smith
Andrei Arlovski isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Smith locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Andrei Arlovski unil he can pull his arm free! Arlovski lost his dominant position.
Maurice Smith is in closed guard over Arlovski
Smith cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Arlovski can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Arlovski measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in closed guard over Arlovski
Smith is in closed guard... Arlovski tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Maurice Smith!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Arlovski tries to open up Maurice Smith's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Smith in the side of the head
Smith has a small cut in his Forehead
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith 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.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Smith tries to stand up!
Arlovski doesn't allow him!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Smith 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.
Arlovski tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Andrei Arlovski on the ground
They could take their toll on Smith.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Arlovski throws a few hammer fists to the face of Maurice Smith
Solid shots!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith 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.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Andrei Arlovski storms over Smith with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Arlovski doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Smith's face with his elbows!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Andrei Arlovski can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Andrei Arlovski aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Smith's Mouth is beginning to swell
That punishment by Andrei Arlovski has left Smith staggered! Andrei Arlovski should try push forward now and finish this!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Arlovski goes for an armbar!
Maurice Smith taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by Submission (Armbar) at 4:59 Round 1
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 233 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 33/51 (65%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 233 s
Smith had the toughness but Arlovski had the offense. If they merged into each other, they would be amazing. Also, is that Arlovski's first ever submission win? Ever? Cuz....
Ferocious staredown by Arlovski while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Smith and Arlovski move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Nice punch by Maurice Smith
that nearly tags Arlovski.
Here comes Maurice Smith with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Arlovski's ribs!
Solid low kick from Andrei Arlovski.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
High kick from Maurice Smith!
He misses narrowly!
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Andrei Arlovski to fight back!
A furious flurry of punches from Andrei Arlovski
puts Smith in a world of hurt!
Andrei Arlovski goes for the suplex...
Wow, incredible!
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Arlovski
He succeeds!
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Smith
Andrei Arlovski storms over Smith with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Maurice Smith blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Smith
Andrei Arlovski looks to posture up and open Maurice Smith's guard...
Andrei Arlovski forces Maurice Smith to open his guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Smith
Arlovski launches a barrage of elbows over Smith's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Smith doesn't fight back!
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Smith
Smith is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Smith tries to close his guard around Arlovski
He succeeds!
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Smith
Arlovski is in closed guard... Smith tries to roll on the ground!
Andrei Arlovski uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Maurice Smith gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Andrei Arlovski throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Smith's face with those brutal elbows! Smith needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Smith
Arlovski gets a good position on the ground. ..
Smith holds Andrei Arlovski arms and counters his opponent punches.
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Smith
Arlovski tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Andrei Arlovski fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Smith
Maurice Smith tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Andrei Arlovski to fight back!
Andrei Arlovski tries to pass Maurice Smith's guard...
Andrei Arlovski manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Arlovski delivers a few accurate elbows!
Smith is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Smith
Andrei Arlovski isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Smith locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Andrei Arlovski unil he can pull his arm free! Arlovski lost his dominant position.
Maurice Smith is in closed guard over Arlovski
Smith cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Arlovski can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Arlovski measures the resilience of Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Smith's side.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Maurice Smith is in closed guard over Arlovski
Smith is in closed guard... Arlovski tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Maurice Smith!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Arlovski tries to open up Maurice Smith's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Smith in the side of the head
Smith has a small cut in his Forehead
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith 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.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Smith tries to stand up!
Arlovski doesn't allow him!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Smith 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.
Arlovski tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Andrei Arlovski on the ground
They could take their toll on Smith.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Arlovski throws a few hammer fists to the face of Maurice Smith
Solid shots!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith 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.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Andrei Arlovski storms over Smith with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Arlovski doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Smith's face with his elbows!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Andrei Arlovski can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Andrei Arlovski aggressively and repeatedly punches Smith.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Smith's Mouth is beginning to swell
That punishment by Andrei Arlovski has left Smith staggered! Andrei Arlovski should try push forward now and finish this!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Arlovski goes for an armbar!
Maurice Smith taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by Submission (Armbar) at 4:59 Round 1
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 233 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 33/51 (65%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 233 s
Smith had the toughness but Arlovski had the offense. If they merged into each other, they would be amazing. Also, is that Arlovski's first ever submission win? Ever? Cuz....
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!