Andrei Arlovski vs Roy Nelson

[@TheWhocoulditbe]

Thank you! Merry christmas to you 2!

[@JohnnyCrimson2000]

Why are people complaining that it was a premature call? What could Nelson possibly have done to save himself? He practically landed face first, turned around, and left himself wide opened for even more punches. No matter what, the fight would have been ended right then and there.

[@pacajajo]

JohnnyCrimson2000 Nelson is a bjj black belt and could had done something on the ground

[@blazmo2567]

His head hit the canvas. His arms were wide open. He took his time getting to his feet. He was as done as done does get.

[@Dee-KV3]

Practically the ref saved Roys ass,arlovski would have beat him really badly with g n p

[@shadowscarnage]

Any more action would of changed nothing about the outcome. I just watched Roy's fight with Mark Hunt and it was the same call which was the safe one.

[@kopxpert]

Arlovski back in the UFC!!! Will fight Brendan Schaub on June 14 at UFC 174!!!

[@dubz7t2]

i used to love watching Arlovski .. he was a beast ... great fight

[@loucfur4843]

In an interview with Mike Straka not to long ago Roy was asked about the weight and fighting at 205. Roy said he would do it towards the tail end of his career, and as a former fighter myself (I fought at both 205 and 230 and I'm 6'4) I believe he would give Jones a real tough fight and could beat him. He ate all of JDS punches and kept on coming. JDS would beat Jones who walks around at 221. Roy has a GREAT chin, Heart, punches hard, solid bjj, and stamina (as a fat guy) imagine as a 205er.

[@swewunna]

Arlovski's problem is his glass chin. He has all the technique, atheletic physique etc. But one hit to the chin and lights are out. That's how he lost to the fights he was winning.

[@Jrock4247]

When a shot lands on the right spot with the force these guys are throwing punches at anyones lights go out.

[@courtlycard6556]

@@Jrock4247 not everytime. Mark hunt and roy nelson went years gettung nailed before there chin went out

[@JEFFCLEVANDR]

I said the same thing... Roy was in side control... Working on a submission and still striking made no sense to stand them up. Makes me somehow feel that the ref was in cahoots with Arlovski or there was something fishy going on.

[@patrickdeoliveira75]

Arlovski would have ruined Nelson's chin if the ref let it continue

[@MLakesowen]

should watch Nelson vs JDS lol

[@HaveAGoodDayFk.U]

I thought it was a good stoppage, Roy was flat on his stomach trying to roll over, if it wouldn't have been finished arlovski would have came down with a helo fire of fist and might have hurt roy. I'm pretty sure Roy would agree after seeing the replay, buuut I dont think it should have been stood up when roy was going for the Kimora

[@blaze556922]

Thank you! Exactly what I was thinking!

[@IronKnok]

Andre has always been one of my favourites

[@saeros666666]

For me Andrei Arlovski is legend, no matter he win or lose

[@OcelotDAD]

Unbelievable, this is why Arlovski is such a fan favorite.

[@deleteca1699]

too bad he fights like a bum now

[@SlayerofFiction]

It is hard to Imagine how good Roy would be if he lost his gut, sad, tons of potential wasted to always simply be a middle grade fighter.

[@momsspaghetti7729]

Yeah but he could of lost his chin with all that weight it could have made it weaker

[@GeneralMe100]

Roy Nelson is a fantastic fighter, ive never seen him in a boring fight.

[@hellosaysme08]

how do you stand someone up from side control?

[@ryguy1314]

agreed it's like he didn't even notice or care about the knees but that andrei had pretty good boxing against him in this one.

[@derryderison7888]

at 7:58?? - Frank's got some explaining to do!

[@sirtalis69]

I would love to have seen a prime Arlovski vs JDS. That would be a sick fight!

[@YonatanAlem]

@RayCapone88 I Remember hearing that Roy Nelson fought on short notice.

[@FreddyD11]

The only thing that kept Roy up was his gut. Good stoppage

[@hellosaysme08]

it is so difficult to obtain that postion of control, and he was working on a kimura which is being active. so i dont get it, though i see where you are coming from

[@eyeofth3b3hold3r]

Was this before or after andre fought fedor?

[@mikejones-qk2ou]

Nelson vs Cormier coming up? Has Cormier ever been taken down?

[@GUNSFOREVER1]

Oh man. Why do you have to be like that? Why do you think that boxers who are unable to make it to the 10 second count declared knocked out even though they weren't necessarily fully unconscious. Same with body shot knockouts.

[@azfryguy]

he took shoots like that in the ufc and looked fine he looked fine he seemed hurt and exhausted and just was done good stoppage good improvement by jds

[@JeffPenaify]

I agree with everything you said except the stop. The stoppage was legit.

[@5KnuckleShuffle]

Arlovski owns in universal soldier!!

[@PDXJack87]

the ref was very premature to stand the guys back up. he shouldn't have stood them up twice in the first round. wasn't like they were just standing/laying around...

[@Jerry-ne8bz]

Arlovski has one of the hardest punches I've ever seen.

[@TardRepellent]

this isn't boxing. a knockout looks bad on your record, a technical knockout isn't as bad. also because I think we should stop changing the definitions of words to suit the media.

[@luc649]

Agree , I like Roy and he is tough as a nail but it don't matter how quick he would have recuperate that was a good stoppage...maybe the ref saved the rest of his career that night who knows ?

[@Bagual133]

See the kind of people viewing UFC yesterday and today!

[@orangecrushedify]

@iRandyyyyy it looked like it was right after the sub was released. the ref stood them back up..

[@210Ep3DeMic]

yeh but that was two years prior to where he was against jds and wheres andre now?;p

[@Eddieking]

Well put friend, well put!

[@korysax8]

I totally agree with you in that the ref absolutely should not have stood the fight up in the first round. He screwed Roy there. But at the end of the fight I think he saved Roy from taking a lot more damage. Roy was hurt and Andrei was not going to stop.

[@Chucifer]

If this wasn't Roy Nelson it would have been a fine stoppage. The standup right after Roy let go of the Kimura was stupid though.

[@edgehead192]

@VEGETADTX I agree. His chin has deteriorated over the years. He's still an amazing fighter.

[@VEGETADTX]

@iRandyyyyy Referee saw that Roy already tried it few times and failed, the match was getting monotone and boring btw, so seeing that Roy can't submit Andrei he stood them up so the fans actually see some action...Besides the only submission victory I see here(if it stayed on the ground) would be Andrei via leglock.

[@Luke7ube]

It says alot about Arlovski's striking to be able to put down Big Country like that.

[@Victorythruattrition]

You just proved my point...WINNING!

[@Irishenforcer89]

Ha where is Arlovski now? Nelson a top ten contender in UFC. I would love to see a rematch.

[@jewjittsuguy]

Yes, except that there was no way for the ref to interfere with the Kimbo fight. It wasn't exactly an endurance battle.

[@BonesBroken]

Nothing wrong with that stoppage, I know Roy can take a hit but he was wide open when he went down and getting hit more is all that would have happened if Arlovski was allowed to pounce.....

[@jmartsx]

This was a knockout in MMA.

[@dank1j]

didn't think roy was gonna lose this one. Roy is tougher now, stronger chin and better head movement to avoid the combo strikes. When you fall face down like that the ref will be quick to wave it. The stand-up when Roy had andrei down was wrong. Roy seemed to think that he had the best position. What improvement did the ref want? A full mount might have worked, but roy had great control already. oh well.

[@Turco949]

What is BJJ, Big Jell-o Jitsu?

[@kreeperrock]

people seem to forget doesn't matter how big and hard you think you are anyone could knock you out if they catch you just right

[@GriffinAmongOceans]

@DPE3926 yea i know haha, talking about pure grapplin though

[@UTubeDownTheToilet]

I wanna see this rematch

[@VEGETADTX]

In this fight Arlovski did what no UFC fighter came close to...so much for Alrovski no being good. Its just that his chin is diminished these days...its years of training and getting punched in the head constantly...but there must be some other health problem who knows. But I think that the huge reason for his KO loses are that he just faces tough fighters, seriously Kharitonov...perhaps the best MMA brawler right now. Bottomline Arlovski is an amazing fighter and champion for a reason.

[@JEFFCLEVANDR]

It doesn't matter if he was trying for the whole round... The point was that Roy had side control and was attacking with a submission. A ref is suppose to be impartial. By standing them up he saved Arlovski from a possible submission. The ONLY time a red is suppose to stand up fighters is if the fighters are in a neutral position and are at a stalemate. Such was not the case when the ref stood them up. Therefore the ref had no reason to stand them up.

[@IceThatJaw]

Had Arlovski dived for hammerfists, that might have been one of the ugliest KO's of all time. Roy turned face up like a red hot target.

[@SvetsChannel]

Did Nelson say "Fuck you!" when Arlovski was checking him out after the KO? Or was it somebody else cursing at Arlovski?

[@EvolutionaI]

I wish Arlovski had a better chin. It would be nice to see him fighting in the big promotions again.

[@AbuGrabIt]

I thought this was mixed martial arts. The ref turned it into K1.

[@LJSJIUJITSU]

@ThiSHmOng6uY That's why I really loved PRIDE and other Japanese events. Here in the USA all people want to see is blood and wild swinging. Over in Japan the ground game was appreciated.

[@Mario1057]

Roy dropped like a sack of potatoes! :)

[@smokemafiaclick]

i thought fedor was fighting rizzo in russia?

[@CavemanTravels]

no I am 22 7' 390lbs you think you could knock me out?

[@81carlos]

A lot of fighters who have dropped down to 205 after fighting at heavyweight their whole career have had problems because of weakening themselves in order to make the cut including Ken Shamrock and Alistair Overeem. They did/have done much better in the heavyweight division.

[@joe14636]

If Arlovski ever comes back to the UFC this rematch HAS to happen, I don't think Nelson will get KO'd again, in his fight with JDS he has proved that he has one of the best chins in MMA.

[@HarisFazlicRMIT]

i remember when i use to play the first ufc game on ps2 it said arlovski was a kickboxer !?

[@UnblockedOne2]

ye, UFC needs to stop hyping Roy Nelson, saying he's never been stopped/dropped etc..

[@TheHardstyleIcon]

@iRandyyyyy he wasnt attempting it anymore so he stood them up

[@therealspikemike]

Weird, yeah I know a good bit about MMA, and I have been a fan since the early no-gloves, less rules days, but I don't keep up with all the rules about stuff like that, but it definitely seemed to me that there was still some major action going down, and I thought the exact same thing. That was screwy as hell.

[@DeFy18]

yeah but roy didnt know striking at all, he even said he didnt learn how to strike until 2009 and this being 2008

[@rrtodd95]

It's listed on Wiki and his web page as Shaolin kung fu so I'm wrong. But Wing Chun was created by the monks during the Qing Dynasty when they where burning down the Shaolin Temples, I'm going to say, same thing, close enough.

[@awebb3807]

good solid fight, yes Nelson is 20+ bigger but honestly, the guy is fast, it's astonishing

[@SENDYOUMISSING]

if these to ever rematched.. arlovski wudnt make it past the first 2 mins...

[@kountrykountykidd]

that was a clean knockout

[@tizmond]

I'd like to see them fight now.

[@tronclay]

good fight and good sportsmanship, roy nelson moves pretty good for such a big guy but he gets gassed right off

[@dvf3fairleigh]

great fight, I think Roy Nelson would be able to utilize his awesome skills much better if he lost that beer gut, he is very tough and a great fighter

[@nextlvlroy]

@VEGETADTX It is true. You hardly see any decision losses by Arlovski. Majority are all KO or TKO and by punches. It sucks. I've seen him in a few fights, but I think he's a good fighter. It's just his chin that cripples him.

[@irphil47]

@VEGETADTX actually, JDS came pretty close to finishing him, and Crocop had him up against the cage in rd 2. Don't get me wrong, Nelson has one of the best chins in heavyweight, and props to Arlovski for finishing such a tough dude, but I just don't ever see him being successful against top tier guys in his div since his chin can't take the punishment that heavyweights are throwing around these days. I love Arlovski, but maybe a move to light heavyweight or middleweight may benefit him more.

[@The79Machine]

@XRockerFromSacto arlvoski's gonna be one of those dudes still beast in his 60s

[@backrightp0cket]

He's a black belt in juijitsu or however its spelt

[@Kinggypo2]

he also has a great advantage at 205 the fact that his eaten shots from JDS fabricio werdum frank mir and has knocked out heavy wieghts that should give confidence to compete with the guys at 205

[@JobForATurtle]

why? he was out.

[@jamesjamesonjames2938]

He's backkkkkkkkkkkkkk!

[@Fultzy02]

he doesn't have to be out cold for the fight to stop, the ref saved him from getting hurt more than he could have been, definitely a justifiable stoppage!

[@TheDrumminMan08]

I would agree if this was kickboxing or boxing, where knockdowns result in an 8 count, but since Andrei easily could have dropped several more bombs after he hypothetically pounced on the dazed Roy, it probably still would have been stopped anyway-- keeping the fight going in a circumstance like that is basically encouraging unnecessary minor brain damage, imo. Pat Curran vs Joe Warren in Bellator was like that.

[@Jawf94]

The day the glass chin shattered the iron chin.

[@Wrathful10210]

i'd think in the ufc they MIGHT follow it but it would just be a guess

[@hermygagala]

How was he still able to defend himself? You can clearly see that his body goes limp for a second and if it wasn't completely he would have just sustained extra unnessesary damage. He basically just rolled over and you could tell he was done.

[@VEGETADTX]

@drfeelgud88 I am glad you agree man...I think that when you meet a stage of career where your chin diminishes completely like in the case of Arlovski and Crocop, I believe you can only seek success in grappling...but then again that wouldn't be entertaining, that's why Crocop retired just recently :( But then again, you never know when some of them can pull of some amazing victory...

[@jorgejrv]

attempting a submission and attempting a pass are basically the same. the ref is right to stand them up if either a guard pass or submission attempt fail consistently. Or would you like 5 mins of a guillotine attempt without a ref standing it up

[@stewartmoore5989]

I agree also. I love both fighters but Roy is tough as nails, he wasn't done. It was a bad stoppage.

[@harlequin75]

9:50 "Roy Nelson's gut...It wants to be kneed-ed....look at it!!!" LOL

[@okbye1]

it was unusual that it was stopped from just the blow and fall down of nelson, usually the you have to keep hitting the guy a few times and see if he can defend.....

[@dramirez0144]

Awesome

[@blaze556922]

It was a good stoppage and a good stand up. The crowd and fans like myself don't want to see unexciting ground fighting.(Hence the roaring boos) If a fighter is working a sub for more than 30 seconds with no advancement then the ref should stand them up so they can FIGHT. Its a FIGHT remember, not a grappling contest. Real warriors are strikers and that is what WE want to see. If you have a problem with stand ups then maybe you should watch wrestling or BJJ tournaments where thats all they do...

[@bonek350]

Perfect stoppage. He was out. You don't need to see their heads bounce off the floor too know.

[@JxrryVon]

@iRandyyyyy right before he stops it arlovskis hand pops up if you watch, but yeah he was being aggressive so id agree on that one

[@TheDrumminMan08]

Andrei had already rocked him badly with an uppercut right underneath the jaw, and that cross was brutal... 'stoppage' implies it was a TKO but nah, Andrei actually turned Nelson's lights out, even if he probably regained consciousness on the ground. Even still, plenty of guys report being dazed/unable to remember what just happened, even when the ref stops it during a beatdown and they don't actually lose consciousness... don't be a bloodmonger.

[@FreeForAllOnRust]

It's weird actually seeing big country get stopped

[@masmotors]

this may sound bad but ufc needs to do quicker stand ups like this kinda for the fox shows so many ppl watch that

[@ilijastoka]

Roy Nelson Style Wrestling???