Post by The Sandmen on Feb 17, 2017 9:54:29 GMT -5
Andrei Arlovski is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Ferocious staredown by Rizzo while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A bad move from Andrei Arlovski
almost puts his head in the path of Rizzo's kick.
Pedro Rizzo gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Arlovski tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Arlovski is clinching with Rizzo.
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski tries to take Pedro Rizzo down... Rizzo stumbles backwards and Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Rizzo's jaw!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski grapple with Pedro Rizzo and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Pedro Rizzo falls hard on the mat with Andrei Arlovski on top of him
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Rizzo
Andrei Arlovski tries to pass Pedro Rizzo's guard...
Andrei Arlovski manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo attempts to trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard.
Andrei Arlovski keeps control and remains in side mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Pedro Rizzo
Arlovski launches a barrage of elbows over Rizzo's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Rizzo doesn't fight back!
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Pedro Rizzo
Andrei Arlovski looks to mount Pedro Rizzo...
Andrei Arlovski slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Arlovski catch Pedro Rizzo's right arm and tries a kimura
Pedro Rizzo holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo 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 Pedro Rizzo
Rizzo tries to stand up!
Arlovski doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo 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 Pedro Rizzo
Arlovski suddenly holds Pedro Rizzo's arm and tries an armbar!
Rizzo can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Andrei Arlovski!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Pedro Rizzo is in closed guard over Arlovski
Rizzo is in closed guard... Arlovski tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Pedro Rizzo!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Andrei Arlovski tries to better his position on the ground...
Arlovski is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Rizzo 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.
Poorly executed technique. Andrei Arlovski looks to counter!
Arlovski throws a few hammer fists to the face of Pedro Rizzo
Solid shots!
Rizzo has a small cut in his Mouth
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo 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 Pedro Rizzo
Arlovski launches a barrage of elbows over Rizzo's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Rizzo doesn't fight back!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo 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.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Andrei Arlovski rolls Pedro Rizzo to his stomach and takes his back!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Rizzo
Rizzo 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.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Andrei Arlovski and Rizzo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Andrei Arlovski is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Rizzo ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Rizzo steps backwards away from Andrei Arlovski. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Quick hook by Andrei Arlovski
Good shot! Rizzo has reasons to be worried.
Rizzo's Mouth is beginning to swell
Inside leg kick from Rizzo
that goes awry.
Arlovski is trying to counter now!
Andrei Arlovski launches a rapid series of punches
taking Rizzo from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Rizzo steps backwards away from Andrei Arlovski. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Andrei Arlovski has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Rizzo has a small cut in his Chin
Pedro Rizzo and Arlovski engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Andrei Arlovski is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The two exchange wildly
Arlovski is connecting with a few punches
Andrei Arlovski turns out the lights for Rizzo! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Rizzo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rizzo has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by KO (Punches) at 0:43 Round 2
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 25/30 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/14 (71%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Statistics: Pedro Rizzo
Punches 6/14 (43%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
AA did things.
Ferocious staredown by Rizzo while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A bad move from Andrei Arlovski
almost puts his head in the path of Rizzo's kick.
Pedro Rizzo gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Arlovski tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Arlovski is clinching with Rizzo.
The fighters are clinching.
Arlovski tries to take Pedro Rizzo down... Rizzo stumbles backwards and Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Rizzo's jaw!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Arlovski grapple with Pedro Rizzo and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Pedro Rizzo falls hard on the mat with Andrei Arlovski on top of him
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Rizzo
Andrei Arlovski tries to pass Pedro Rizzo's guard...
Andrei Arlovski manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo attempts to trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard.
Andrei Arlovski keeps control and remains in side mount.
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Pedro Rizzo
Arlovski launches a barrage of elbows over Rizzo's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Rizzo doesn't fight back!
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Pedro Rizzo
Andrei Arlovski looks to mount Pedro Rizzo...
Andrei Arlovski slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Arlovski catch Pedro Rizzo's right arm and tries a kimura
Pedro Rizzo holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo 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 Pedro Rizzo
Rizzo tries to stand up!
Arlovski doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo 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 Pedro Rizzo
Arlovski suddenly holds Pedro Rizzo's arm and tries an armbar!
Rizzo can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Andrei Arlovski!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Pedro Rizzo is in closed guard over Arlovski
Rizzo is in closed guard... Arlovski tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Pedro Rizzo!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Andrei Arlovski tries to better his position on the ground...
Arlovski is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Rizzo 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.
Poorly executed technique. Andrei Arlovski looks to counter!
Arlovski throws a few hammer fists to the face of Pedro Rizzo
Solid shots!
Rizzo has a small cut in his Mouth
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo 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 Pedro Rizzo
Arlovski launches a barrage of elbows over Rizzo's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Rizzo doesn't fight back!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo 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.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Andrei Arlovski rolls Pedro Rizzo to his stomach and takes his back!
Arlovski is in rear mount over Rizzo
Rizzo 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.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Andrei Arlovski and Rizzo engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Andrei Arlovski is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Rizzo ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Rizzo steps backwards away from Andrei Arlovski. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Quick hook by Andrei Arlovski
Good shot! Rizzo has reasons to be worried.
Rizzo's Mouth is beginning to swell
Inside leg kick from Rizzo
that goes awry.
Arlovski is trying to counter now!
Andrei Arlovski launches a rapid series of punches
taking Rizzo from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Rizzo steps backwards away from Andrei Arlovski. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Andrei Arlovski has to be confident that he won that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Rizzo has a small cut in his Chin
Pedro Rizzo and Arlovski engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Andrei Arlovski is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The two exchange wildly
Arlovski is connecting with a few punches
Andrei Arlovski turns out the lights for Rizzo! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Rizzo's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rizzo has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by KO (Punches) at 0:43 Round 2
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 25/30 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/14 (71%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Statistics: Pedro Rizzo
Punches 6/14 (43%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
AA did things.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!