Post by The Sandman on May 4, 2023 20:13:06 GMT -5
Oleg Taktarov looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Andrei Arlovski raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Andrei Arlovski is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mark Smith.
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Round 1
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Oleg Taktarov and Andrei Arlovski touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Russian Bear steps forward
Andrei Arlovski catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Russian Bear's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Brilliant combination from Andrei Arlovski
that forces Russian Bear to try and defend better.
Russian Bear's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Andrei Arlovski!
Russian Bear is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Nice punches from Andrei Arlovski.
Russian Bear staggers backwards. Angry Andrei wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Russian Bear's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Angry Andrei throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
There is a small laceration on Oleg Taktarov's Chin
Andrei Arlovski goes with a looping right hand while Oleg Taktarov jumps back and jabs
Russian Bear seems staggered and Andrei Arlovski runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Russian Bear has a small cut in his Chin
Russian Bear fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Andrei Arlovski didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Angry Andrei
Angry Andrei launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Russian Bear's ribs.
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Angry Andrei
Angry Andrei tries to close his guard around Russian Bear
He succeeds!
Oleg Taktarov is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches to Russian Bear's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Russian Bear tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Oleg Taktarov is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Russian Bear is in closed guard... Angry Andrei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Oleg Taktarov!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Oleg Taktarov
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 Oleg Taktarov
Andrei Arlovski aggressively and repeatedly punches Russian Bear.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Mark Smith has seen enough! The fight is over! Russian Bear was not intelligently defending himself!
Russian Bear has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by TKO (GnP) at 2:12 Round 1
Statistics: Oleg Taktarov
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 20/25 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/11 (73%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 60 s
All Orloffsky.
Andrei Arlovski raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Andrei Arlovski is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mark Smith.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Oleg Taktarov and Andrei Arlovski touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Russian Bear steps forward
Andrei Arlovski catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Russian Bear's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Brilliant combination from Andrei Arlovski
that forces Russian Bear to try and defend better.
Russian Bear's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Andrei Arlovski!
Russian Bear is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Nice punches from Andrei Arlovski.
Russian Bear staggers backwards. Angry Andrei wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Russian Bear's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Angry Andrei throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
There is a small laceration on Oleg Taktarov's Chin
Andrei Arlovski goes with a looping right hand while Oleg Taktarov jumps back and jabs
Russian Bear seems staggered and Andrei Arlovski runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Russian Bear has a small cut in his Chin
Russian Bear fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Andrei Arlovski didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Angry Andrei
Angry Andrei launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Russian Bear's ribs.
Oleg Taktarov is in open guard over Angry Andrei
Angry Andrei tries to close his guard around Russian Bear
He succeeds!
Oleg Taktarov is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Andrei Arlovski launches a few punches to Russian Bear's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Russian Bear tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Oleg Taktarov is in closed guard over Angry Andrei
Russian Bear is in closed guard... Angry Andrei tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Oleg Taktarov!
Andrei Arlovski is in full mount over Oleg Taktarov
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 Oleg Taktarov
Andrei Arlovski aggressively and repeatedly punches Russian Bear.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Mark Smith has seen enough! The fight is over! Russian Bear was not intelligently defending himself!
Russian Bear has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Andrei Arlovski by TKO (GnP) at 2:12 Round 1
Statistics: Oleg Taktarov
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 60 s
Statistics: Andrei Arlovski
Punches 20/25 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/11 (73%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 60 s
All Orloffsky.