Post by The Sandmen on Sept 19, 2012 21:36:13 GMT -5
Ross Pearson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Erik Koch looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Ross Pearson and Erik Koch touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Middle kick from Pearson.
Koch receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Crushing shot to Koch's body! He's holding his side
Pearson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Erik Koch's punches
Koch is on the receiving end of a great combo by Pearson.
Several good body shots
land on Pearson.
Pearson fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Pearson clumsily fails here and it's time for Erik Koch to fight back!
Erik Koch launches a rapid series of punches
taking Pearson from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Ross Pearson just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Koch may be in trouble!
Brilliant combination from Ross Pearson
that forces Koch to try and defend better.
Ross Pearson fakes a punch and launches himself over Koch!
Nice move by Pearson who clinches and pushes Koch against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Pearson launches a few hard punches to Erik Koch's ribs!
Erik Koch's ribs shows the damage! Ross Pearson is working his opponent ribs!
Koch ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Pearson struggles and launches a few punches to Koch's head
Those punches are hitting! Koch covers his head!
Koch has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Koch doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ross Pearson embrace and tries to move away...
Ross Pearson pushes Koch forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pearson struggles and launches a few punches to Koch's head
Those punches are hitting! Koch covers his head!
Erik Koch tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pearson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Koch doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ross Pearson embrace and tries to move away...
Ross Pearson pushes Koch forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Ross Pearson!
That one almost breaks Koch's chin! He is knocked down!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Pearson launches a kick to Koch's thigh
Loud pop!
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Ross Pearson steps back and allows Koch to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Erik Koch is standing now.
Erik Koch launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Pearson blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Erik Koch has found an opening in the defense of Pearson, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Pearson is wobbling!
Erik Koch and Pearson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Ross Pearson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Koch launches a kick
but Ross Pearson avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Pearson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Pearson fires low kicks
punishing Koch's legs repeatedly.
Koch hyper-extended his left leg
Erik Koch takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Ross Pearson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Pearson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ross Pearson
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Koch
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Pearson moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Koch
Ross Pearson tries to pass Erik Koch's guard...
Ross Pearson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Erik Koch
Ross Pearson looks to mount Erik Koch...
Ross Pearson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Erik Koch
Erik Koch tries to roll to his side and trap Ross Pearson in his guard...
Ross Pearson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Erik Koch
Terrible one sided match... Koch was not ready to fight a fighter of Ross Pearson caliber.
Pearson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ross Pearson controls the situation despite Erik Koch efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Ross Pearson has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Pearson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Pearson is clinching with Koch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Koch struggles and launches a few punches to Pearson's head
Nothing from this... Erik Koch seems frustrated.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Erik Koch closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Erik Koch launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Pearson blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ross Pearson's cheek! Pearson stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Koch is standing while Pearson is on the ground on his back
Pearson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Ross Pearson is on his feet again.
Pearson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Koch can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
A furious flurry of punches from Erik Koch
puts Pearson in a world of hurt!
Pearson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Good front kick from Koch!
Ross Pearson blocks
Poorly executed technique. Ross Pearson looks to counter!
Ross Pearson has found an opening in the defense of Koch, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Koch's ribs.
Crushing shot to Koch's body! He's holding his side
Ross Pearson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Ross Pearson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Erik Koch tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pearson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ross Pearson slightly pushes Koch into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Pearson launches a furious hook!
That hits Koch's chin like a wrecking ball! Koch loses balance and goes to the mat.
Koch's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Koch has a small cut in his Chin
Erik Koch seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Ross Pearson!
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Pearson launches a kick to Koch's thigh
Loud pop!
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Pearson launches a kick to Koch's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Pearson launches a kick to Koch's thigh
Loud pop!
Koch hyper-extended his left leg
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Pearson launches a kick to Koch's thigh
Loud pop!
Koch hyper-extended his left leg
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Ross Pearson steps back and allows Koch to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Erik Koch is standing now.
Pearson spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Koch blocks with his arms and leg
Ross Pearson throws a combo
Koch punches back but nobody connects.
Pearson is trying to counter now!
Pearson begins to launch a barrage of punches over Koch
this is getting worse and worse for Koch
Koch's Mouth is beginning to swell
Koch has a small cut in his Mouth
That punishment by Ross Pearson has left Koch staggered! Ross Pearson should try push forward now and finish this!
The two exchange wildly
Pearson is connecting with a few punches
Koch's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Ross Pearson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Erik Koch's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Pearson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Pearson moves forward and holds Koch
Erik Koch pushes away Pearson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Pearson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Erik Koch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pearson pushes Erik Koch against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Koch's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Koch's Chin is beginning to swell
Erik Koch tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pearson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Ross Pearson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pearson circles out and slips free of Erik Koch's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
You can see Koch's blood making stains in the mat.
Pearson steps backwards away from Erik Koch. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Ross Pearson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Erik Koch is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Pearson into his guard.
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Koch
Pearson is in closed guard... Koch tries to roll on the ground!
Ross Pearson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Koch
Koch measures the resilience of Pearson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pearson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Koch
Pearson struggles on the ground and tries to break Erik Koch's guard...
Ross Pearson is in Koch open guard now
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Koch
Erik Koch is a bloody mess!
Koch tries to move on the ground and shows Ross Pearson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Koch's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Koch's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Koch
Ross Pearson hovers above Koch
Good punches to Koch's body.
The ref pulls off Ross Pearson! Koch seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Hard blow to Koch's mid-section, he seems hurt
Winner is Ross Pearson by TKO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Ross Pearson
Punches 22/29 (76%)
Kicks 9/13 (69%)
Clinch strikes 10/14 (71%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 100 s
Statistics: Erik Koch
Punches 21/38 (55%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 158 s
Koch didn't die, but he didn't really...you know...DO anything, so that sucked.
Erik Koch looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Ross Pearson and Erik Koch touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Middle kick from Pearson.
Koch receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Crushing shot to Koch's body! He's holding his side
Pearson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Erik Koch's punches
Koch is on the receiving end of a great combo by Pearson.
Several good body shots
land on Pearson.
Pearson fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Pearson clumsily fails here and it's time for Erik Koch to fight back!
Erik Koch launches a rapid series of punches
taking Pearson from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Ross Pearson just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Koch may be in trouble!
Brilliant combination from Ross Pearson
that forces Koch to try and defend better.
Ross Pearson fakes a punch and launches himself over Koch!
Nice move by Pearson who clinches and pushes Koch against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Pearson launches a few hard punches to Erik Koch's ribs!
Erik Koch's ribs shows the damage! Ross Pearson is working his opponent ribs!
Koch ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Pearson struggles and launches a few punches to Koch's head
Those punches are hitting! Koch covers his head!
Koch has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Koch doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ross Pearson embrace and tries to move away...
Ross Pearson pushes Koch forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pearson struggles and launches a few punches to Koch's head
Those punches are hitting! Koch covers his head!
Erik Koch tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pearson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Koch doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ross Pearson embrace and tries to move away...
Ross Pearson pushes Koch forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Ross Pearson!
That one almost breaks Koch's chin! He is knocked down!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Pearson launches a kick to Koch's thigh
Loud pop!
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Ross Pearson steps back and allows Koch to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Erik Koch is standing now.
Erik Koch launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Pearson blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Erik Koch has found an opening in the defense of Pearson, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Pearson is wobbling!
Erik Koch and Pearson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Ross Pearson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Koch launches a kick
but Ross Pearson avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Pearson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Pearson fires low kicks
punishing Koch's legs repeatedly.
Koch hyper-extended his left leg
Erik Koch takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Ross Pearson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Pearson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ross Pearson
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Koch
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Pearson moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Koch
Ross Pearson tries to pass Erik Koch's guard...
Ross Pearson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Erik Koch
Ross Pearson looks to mount Erik Koch...
Ross Pearson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Erik Koch
Erik Koch tries to roll to his side and trap Ross Pearson in his guard...
Ross Pearson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Erik Koch
Terrible one sided match... Koch was not ready to fight a fighter of Ross Pearson caliber.
Pearson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ross Pearson controls the situation despite Erik Koch efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Ross Pearson has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Pearson tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Pearson is clinching with Koch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Koch struggles and launches a few punches to Pearson's head
Nothing from this... Erik Koch seems frustrated.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Erik Koch closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Erik Koch launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Pearson blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ross Pearson's cheek! Pearson stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Koch is standing while Pearson is on the ground on his back
Pearson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Ross Pearson is on his feet again.
Pearson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Koch can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
A furious flurry of punches from Erik Koch
puts Pearson in a world of hurt!
Pearson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Good front kick from Koch!
Ross Pearson blocks
Poorly executed technique. Ross Pearson looks to counter!
Ross Pearson has found an opening in the defense of Koch, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Koch's ribs.
Crushing shot to Koch's body! He's holding his side
Ross Pearson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Ross Pearson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Erik Koch tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pearson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ross Pearson slightly pushes Koch into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Pearson launches a furious hook!
That hits Koch's chin like a wrecking ball! Koch loses balance and goes to the mat.
Koch's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Koch has a small cut in his Chin
Erik Koch seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Ross Pearson!
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Pearson launches a kick to Koch's thigh
Loud pop!
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Pearson launches a kick to Koch's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Pearson launches a kick to Koch's thigh
Loud pop!
Koch hyper-extended his left leg
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Pearson launches a kick to Koch's thigh
Loud pop!
Koch hyper-extended his left leg
Pearson is standing while Koch is on the ground on his back
Ross Pearson steps back and allows Koch to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Erik Koch is standing now.
Pearson spins around and tries a spinning back kick!
Koch blocks with his arms and leg
Ross Pearson throws a combo
Koch punches back but nobody connects.
Pearson is trying to counter now!
Pearson begins to launch a barrage of punches over Koch
this is getting worse and worse for Koch
Koch's Mouth is beginning to swell
Koch has a small cut in his Mouth
That punishment by Ross Pearson has left Koch staggered! Ross Pearson should try push forward now and finish this!
The two exchange wildly
Pearson is connecting with a few punches
Koch's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Ross Pearson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Erik Koch's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Pearson wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Pearson moves forward and holds Koch
Erik Koch pushes away Pearson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Pearson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Erik Koch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pearson pushes Erik Koch against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Koch's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Koch's Chin is beginning to swell
Erik Koch tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pearson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Ross Pearson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pearson circles out and slips free of Erik Koch's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
You can see Koch's blood making stains in the mat.
Pearson steps backwards away from Erik Koch. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Ross Pearson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Erik Koch is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Pearson into his guard.
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Koch
Pearson is in closed guard... Koch tries to roll on the ground!
Ross Pearson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Koch
Koch measures the resilience of Pearson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pearson blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Koch
Pearson struggles on the ground and tries to break Erik Koch's guard...
Ross Pearson is in Koch open guard now
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Koch
Erik Koch is a bloody mess!
Koch tries to move on the ground and shows Ross Pearson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Koch's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Koch's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Koch
Ross Pearson hovers above Koch
Good punches to Koch's body.
The ref pulls off Ross Pearson! Koch seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Hard blow to Koch's mid-section, he seems hurt
Winner is Ross Pearson by TKO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Ross Pearson
Punches 22/29 (76%)
Kicks 9/13 (69%)
Clinch strikes 10/14 (71%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 100 s
Statistics: Erik Koch
Punches 21/38 (55%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 158 s
Koch didn't die, but he didn't really...you know...DO anything, so that sucked.