Post by The Sandman on Apr 26, 2023 1:48:17 GMT -5
Randy Couture looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Andrei Arlovski raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Andrei Arlovski today.
Randy Couture comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Dandy Randy throws a lazy kick
Angry Andrei dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Dandy Randy's Nose is beginning to swell
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Randy Couture fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Randy Couture leans forwards and tries to grapple with Angry Andrei
Dandy Randy shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Angry Andrei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Randy Couture embrace and tries to move away...
Randy Couture pushes Angry Andrei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Angry Andrei launches a few hard punches to Randy Couture's ribs!
Randy Couture's ribs shows the damage! Andrei Arlovski is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Angry Andrei struggles and launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's head
Those punches are hitting! Dandy Randy covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Randy Couture's Left eye
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Angry Andrei launches a few hard punches to Randy Couture's ribs!
Randy Couture's ribs shows the damage! Andrei Arlovski is working his opponent ribs!
Dandy Randy ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fighters are clinching.
Angry Andrei launches a few hard punches to Randy Couture's ribs!
Randy Couture's ribs shows the damage! Andrei Arlovski is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Angry Andrei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Randy Couture embrace and tries to move away...
Randy Couture pushes Angry Andrei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Randy Couture looks to counter!
Randy Couture postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Angry Andrei hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Dandy Randy doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Andrei Arlovski embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Dandy Randy who put distance between them
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Dandy Randy is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dandy Randy tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Dandy Randy is clinching with Angry Andrei.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Angry Andrei struggles and launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's head
Those punches are hitting! Dandy Randy covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Dandy Randy catches an ankle and Angry Andrei is tripped to the mat!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Angry Andrei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard...
Randy Couture moves to half guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Angry Andrei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Angry Andrei's side.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Andrei Arlovski tries to free his leg
Andrei Arlovski uses some of his skill by jumping out of Dandy Randy's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture attempts to trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard.
Randy Couture manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Angry Andrei tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Angry Andrei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Angry Andrei's side.
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture attempts to trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard.
Randy Couture manages to switch to full guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Andrei Arlovski looks to posture up and open Randy Couture's guard...
Andrei Arlovski forces Randy Couture to open his guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Dandy Randy
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Angry Andrei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Angry Andrei tries to cover his face,
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Dandy Randy
Angry Andrei tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Angry Andrei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Angry Andrei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Andrei Arlovski pushes Dandy Randy's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Angry Andrei who is in full mount! Dandy Randy is in trouble now!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Angry Andrei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Angry Andrei tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard...
Randy Couture moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy tries to move on the ground and shows Andrei Arlovski a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Dandy Randy's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Randy Couture fakes a punch and launches himself over Angry Andrei!
Nice move by Dandy Randy who clinches and pushes Angry Andrei against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Angry Andrei looks to be in very good shape.
Andrei Arlovski pushes away Dandy Randy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dandy Randy doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Andrei Arlovski
Angry Andrei misses a step and Randy Couture sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dandy Randy gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Dandy Randy blocks Andrei Arlovski's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dandy Randy tries to cover his face,
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dandy Randy tries to cover his face,
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dandy Randy tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Randy Couture's Left cheek
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Angry Andrei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Angry Andrei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Angry Andrei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Andrei Arlovski tries to better his position on the ground...
Angry Andrei is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Not a desiderable position that Angry Andrei is in now. Randy Couture is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Angry Andrei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Angry Andrei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Randy Couture gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Andrei Arlovski fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Dandy Randy's face!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Angry Andrei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Angry Andrei's side.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy tries to stand up!
Angry Andrei doesn't allow him!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Angry Andrei's cheek from the guard.
Andrei Arlovski uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture 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 Randy Couture
Randy Couture 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 Randy Couture
Dandy Randy 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.
Angry Andrei is trying to counter now!
Angry Andrei throws a few hammer fists to the face of Randy Couture
Solid shots!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Andrei Arlovski 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
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Andrei Arlovski. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Andrei Arlovski launches a rapid series of punches
taking Dandy Randy from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Dandy Randy's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Randy Couture's Mouth
That punishment by Andrei Arlovski has left Dandy Randy staggered! Andrei Arlovski should try push forward now and finish this!
Randy Couture fakes a punch and launches himself over Andrei Arlovski
Angry Andrei counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Randy Couture's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Andrei Arlovski throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Dandy Randy's chin! That stops Dandy Randy in his tracks!
Dandy Randy hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Andrei Arlovski knocks Dandy Randy out cold in a stunning fashion!
Dandy Randy's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dandy Randy has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by KO (Punch) at 3:26 Round 2
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/21 (48%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 301 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 13/18 (72%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/15 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 301 s
Arlovski had no patience for Couture's inferior skillset and beat the urine out of him for fun. And for profit, since this is prize-fighting.
Andrei Arlovski raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Andrei Arlovski today.
Randy Couture comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Dandy Randy throws a lazy kick
Angry Andrei dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Dandy Randy's Nose is beginning to swell
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Randy Couture fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Randy Couture leans forwards and tries to grapple with Angry Andrei
Dandy Randy shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Angry Andrei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Randy Couture embrace and tries to move away...
Randy Couture pushes Angry Andrei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Angry Andrei launches a few hard punches to Randy Couture's ribs!
Randy Couture's ribs shows the damage! Andrei Arlovski is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Angry Andrei struggles and launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's head
Those punches are hitting! Dandy Randy covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Randy Couture's Left eye
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Angry Andrei launches a few hard punches to Randy Couture's ribs!
Randy Couture's ribs shows the damage! Andrei Arlovski is working his opponent ribs!
Dandy Randy ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fighters are clinching.
Angry Andrei launches a few hard punches to Randy Couture's ribs!
Randy Couture's ribs shows the damage! Andrei Arlovski is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Angry Andrei doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Randy Couture embrace and tries to move away...
Randy Couture pushes Angry Andrei forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Randy Couture looks to counter!
Randy Couture postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Angry Andrei hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Dandy Randy doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Andrei Arlovski embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Dandy Randy who put distance between them
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Dandy Randy is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dandy Randy tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Dandy Randy is clinching with Angry Andrei.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Angry Andrei struggles and launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's head
Those punches are hitting! Dandy Randy covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Dandy Randy catches an ankle and Angry Andrei is tripped to the mat!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Angry Andrei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard...
Randy Couture moves to half guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Angry Andrei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Angry Andrei's side.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Andrei Arlovski tries to free his leg
Andrei Arlovski uses some of his skill by jumping out of Dandy Randy's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture attempts to trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard.
Randy Couture manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Angry Andrei tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Angry Andrei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Angry Andrei's side.
Andrei Arlovski is in side mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture attempts to trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard.
Randy Couture manages to switch to full guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Andrei Arlovski looks to posture up and open Randy Couture's guard...
Andrei Arlovski forces Randy Couture to open his guard.
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Dandy Randy
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Angry Andrei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Angry Andrei tries to cover his face,
Andrei Arlovski is in open guard over Dandy Randy
Angry Andrei tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Angry Andrei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Angry Andrei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Andrei Arlovski pushes Dandy Randy's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Angry Andrei who is in full mount! Dandy Randy is in trouble now!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Angry Andrei's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Angry Andrei tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Andrei Arlovski in his guard...
Randy Couture moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Andrei Arlovski is in half guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy tries to move on the ground and shows Andrei Arlovski a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Dandy Randy's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Randy Couture fakes a punch and launches himself over Angry Andrei!
Nice move by Dandy Randy who clinches and pushes Angry Andrei against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Angry Andrei looks to be in very good shape.
Andrei Arlovski pushes away Dandy Randy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dandy Randy doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Andrei Arlovski
Angry Andrei misses a step and Randy Couture sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dandy Randy gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Dandy Randy blocks Andrei Arlovski's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dandy Randy tries to cover his face,
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dandy Randy tries to cover his face,
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches to Dandy Randy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dandy Randy tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Randy Couture's Left cheek
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Angry Andrei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Angry Andrei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Angry Andrei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Andrei Arlovski tries to better his position on the ground...
Angry Andrei is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Not a desiderable position that Angry Andrei is in now. Randy Couture is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Angry Andrei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Angry Andrei blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Randy Couture gets sloppy and Andrei Arlovski tries to take advantage...
Andrei Arlovski fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Dandy Randy's face!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Angry Andrei's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Angry Andrei's side.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy tries to stand up!
Angry Andrei doesn't allow him!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Angry Andrei's cheek from the guard.
Andrei Arlovski uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture 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 Randy Couture
Randy Couture 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 Randy Couture
Dandy Randy 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.
Angry Andrei is trying to counter now!
Angry Andrei throws a few hammer fists to the face of Randy Couture
Solid shots!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Randy Couture
Andrei Arlovski 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
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Andrei Arlovski. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Andrei Arlovski launches a rapid series of punches
taking Dandy Randy from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Dandy Randy's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Randy Couture's Mouth
That punishment by Andrei Arlovski has left Dandy Randy staggered! Andrei Arlovski should try push forward now and finish this!
Randy Couture fakes a punch and launches himself over Andrei Arlovski
Angry Andrei counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Randy Couture's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Andrei Arlovski throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Dandy Randy's chin! That stops Dandy Randy in his tracks!
Dandy Randy hit the ground like he got hit with a baseball bat! Andrei Arlovski knocks Dandy Randy out cold in a stunning fashion!
Dandy Randy's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dandy Randy has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by KO (Punch) at 3:26 Round 2
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/5 (60%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/21 (48%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 301 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 13/18 (72%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/15 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 301 s
Arlovski had no patience for Couture's inferior skillset and beat the urine out of him for fun. And for profit, since this is prize-fighting.
