Post by The Sandmen on Dec 23, 2016 12:12:25 GMT -5
Andrei Arlovski looks very relaxed.
Jon Jones is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
Jon Jones comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Arlovski and Bones move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Jon Jones attempts a sweep single...
Jon Jones catches Andrei Arlovski's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Bones.
Jon Jones is in closed guard over Arlovski
Bones is in closed guard... Arlovski tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Jones!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Jon Jones
Andrei Arlovski positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Bones's abdomen
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Jon Jones
Bones tries to move on the ground and shows Andrei Arlovski a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Bones's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Jon Jones
Bones launches a few weak punches
Arlovski blocks them effectively.
Jon Jones gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Arlovski leans back...
He clobbers Jon Jones's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Jon Jones's Right cheek
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Jon Jones
Bones measures the resilience of Arlovski's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Arlovski's side.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Jon Jones
Jon Jones 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
Arlovski tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nice punches from Jon Jones.
Even nicer blocks from Arlovski.
Bones grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jon Jones
Hard blow to Arlovski's mid-section, he seems hurt
Jon Jones is in open guard over Arlovski
Jon Jones fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Arlovski's face!
There is a small laceration on Andrei Arlovski's Chin
Jon Jones is in open guard over Arlovski
Bones launches a barrage of elbows over Arlovski's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Arlovski doesn't fight back!
Arlovski's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jon Jones is in open guard over Arlovski
Jon Jones wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Bones drills Andrei Arlovski's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Arlovski's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jon Jones is in open guard over Arlovski
Bones delivers a few accurate elbows!
Arlovski is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
There is a small laceration on Andrei Arlovski's Right eye
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Arlovski measures the resilience of Bones's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Bones blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Bones is trying to counter now!
Jon Jones tries to open Arlovski's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jon Jones. Arlovski is unable to cover himself now!
Arlovski's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Arlovski tries to stand up!
Bones doesn't allow him!
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Arlovski has given his back to Jon Jones who is trying to get one hook in!
Arlovski struggles in the ground trying to break Bones's control
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Bones throws a few hammer fists to the face of Andrei Arlovski
Solid shots!
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Bones fires a barrage of punches at Arlovski's head!
This is bad! Bones is just pounding on Andrei Arlovski's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Bones launches a barrage of elbows over Arlovski's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Arlovski doesn't fight back!
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Arlovski has Bones 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.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Jon Jones is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches to Bones's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bones tries to cover his face,
Bones's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Jon Jones is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Jon Jones storms over Arlovski with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Bones doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Arlovski's face with his elbows!
Jon Jones is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Arlovski tries to stand up!
Bones doesn't allow him!
Jon Jones is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Bones positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Arlovski's being punished here!
Jon Jones is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Good looking punches from Jon Jones on the ground
They could take their toll on Arlovski.
Jon Jones is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Bones delivers a few accurate elbows!
Arlovski is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The ref pulls off Jon Jones! Arlovski seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Arlovski has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Jon Jones by TKO (Elbows) at 4:21 Round 1
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/11 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 222 s
Statistics: Jon Jones
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 40/56 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 222 s
Great fight from both dudes. Both came to do damage and did do damage.
Jon Jones is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
Jon Jones comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Arlovski and Bones move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Jon Jones attempts a sweep single...
Jon Jones catches Andrei Arlovski's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Bones.
Jon Jones is in closed guard over Arlovski
Bones is in closed guard... Arlovski tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Jones!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Jon Jones
Andrei Arlovski positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Bones's abdomen
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Jon Jones
Bones tries to move on the ground and shows Andrei Arlovski a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Bones's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Jon Jones
Bones launches a few weak punches
Arlovski blocks them effectively.
Jon Jones gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Arlovski leans back...
He clobbers Jon Jones's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Jon Jones's Right cheek
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Jon Jones
Bones measures the resilience of Arlovski's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Arlovski's side.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Jon Jones
Jon Jones 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
Arlovski tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nice punches from Jon Jones.
Even nicer blocks from Arlovski.
Bones grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jon Jones
Hard blow to Arlovski's mid-section, he seems hurt
Jon Jones is in open guard over Arlovski
Jon Jones fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Arlovski's face!
There is a small laceration on Andrei Arlovski's Chin
Jon Jones is in open guard over Arlovski
Bones launches a barrage of elbows over Arlovski's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Arlovski doesn't fight back!
Arlovski's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jon Jones is in open guard over Arlovski
Jon Jones wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Bones drills Andrei Arlovski's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Arlovski's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Jon Jones is in open guard over Arlovski
Bones delivers a few accurate elbows!
Arlovski is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
There is a small laceration on Andrei Arlovski's Right eye
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Arlovski measures the resilience of Bones's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Bones blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Bones is trying to counter now!
Jon Jones tries to open Arlovski's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jon Jones. Arlovski is unable to cover himself now!
Arlovski's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Arlovski tries to stand up!
Bones doesn't allow him!
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Arlovski has given his back to Jon Jones who is trying to get one hook in!
Arlovski struggles in the ground trying to break Bones's control
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Bones throws a few hammer fists to the face of Andrei Arlovski
Solid shots!
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Bones fires a barrage of punches at Arlovski's head!
This is bad! Bones is just pounding on Andrei Arlovski's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Bones launches a barrage of elbows over Arlovski's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Arlovski doesn't fight back!
Bones is in rear mount over Arlovski
Arlovski has Bones 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.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Jon Jones is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches to Bones's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bones tries to cover his face,
Bones's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Jon Jones is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Jon Jones storms over Arlovski with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Bones doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Arlovski's face with his elbows!
Jon Jones is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Arlovski tries to stand up!
Bones doesn't allow him!
Jon Jones is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Bones positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Arlovski's being punished here!
Jon Jones is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Good looking punches from Jon Jones on the ground
They could take their toll on Arlovski.
Jon Jones is in side mount over Andrei Arlovski
Bones delivers a few accurate elbows!
Arlovski is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
The ref pulls off Jon Jones! Arlovski seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Arlovski has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Jon Jones by TKO (Elbows) at 4:21 Round 1
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/11 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 222 s
Statistics: Jon Jones
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 40/56 (71%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 222 s
Great fight from both dudes. Both came to do damage and did do damage.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!