Post by The Sandmen on Oct 24, 2012 16:20:36 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Nurmagomedov while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Ross Pearson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Ross Pearson fakes a punch and launches himself over Nurmagomedov!
Nice move by Pearson who clinches and pushes Nurmagomedov against the cage
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Nurmagomedov blocks Ross Pearson's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pearson
Nurmagomedov tries to escape from the closed guard
Nurmagomedov succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pearson
Pearson tries to close his guard around Nurmagomedov
He is not able to do it
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pearson
Pearson tries to close his guard around Nurmagomedov
He succeeds!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pearson
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Nurmagomedov's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Pearson
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pearson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Nurmagomedov's ribs.
Nurmagomedov is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Pearson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Khabib Nurmagomedov's arm and tries an armbar!
Nurmagomedov hold his own hand and breaks Pearson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ross Pearson.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to mount Ross Pearson...
Khabib Nurmagomedov slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Pearson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to counter!
Nurmagomedov fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Ross Pearson's arm and tries an armbar!
Pearson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Pearson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson is taking this opportunity to rest.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Ross Pearson in his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Ross Pearson tries to pass to half guard...
Khabib Nurmagomedov can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pearson looks to work from half guard.
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov is moving on the ground...
Pearson tries to counter Nurmagomedov's moves on the ground.
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov throws up a triangle attempt!
Ross Pearson postures up and breaks the triangle.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Pearson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Ross Pearson throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov tries to move on the ground and shows Ross Pearson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Nurmagomedov's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Nurmagomedov's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov launches a few punches to Pearson's cheek from the guard.
Ross Pearson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Pearson moves on the ground
Ross Pearson moves to side mount
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson works on the ground with his fingers over Nurmagomedov's face
Nurmagomedov shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Ross Pearson in his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov manages to switch to full guard.
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Ross Pearson is looking to pass Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
Ross Pearson gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Ross Pearson tries to pass Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
Ross Pearson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Ross Pearson is cooling the fight on the ground
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Ross Pearson in his guard.
Ross Pearson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Ross Pearson in his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Pearson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is not able to stop Nurmagomedov ground skills and Ross Pearson moves to side mount!
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Ross Pearson in his guard.
Ross Pearson keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Nurmagomedov is holding Ross Pearson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ross Pearson shows great balance while pushing away Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson is holding Khabib Nurmagomedov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Khabib Nurmagomedov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Ross Pearson looks to mount Khabib Nurmagomedov...
Ross Pearson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson goes for an armbar!
Khabib Nurmagomedov breaks the lock and pushes away Ross Pearson, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Ross Pearson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Pearson fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Ross Pearson and Nurmagomedov engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Ross Pearson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Pearson is holding Khabib Nurmagomedov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Khabib Nurmagomedov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov is moving on the ground...
Pearson tries to counter Nurmagomedov's moves on the ground.
Nurmagomedov clumsily fails here and it's time for Ross Pearson to fight back!
Ross Pearson looks to mount Khabib Nurmagomedov...
Ross Pearson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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 full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Ross Pearson doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov tries to move on the ground and shows Ross Pearson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Nurmagomedov's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Khabib Nurmagomedov's arm and tries an armbar!
Nurmagomedov hold his own hand and breaks Pearson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ross Pearson.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Nurmagomedov tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Pearson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Pearson decides to launch some tentative punches
Ross Pearson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries a middle kick
Ross Pearson blocks and steps away.
Ross Pearson has found an opening in the defense of Nurmagomedov, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Nurmagomedov is wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Khabib Nurmagomedov's Chin
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Incredible haymaker from Ross Pearson!
You can see Khabib Nurmagomedov's head being snapped backwards!
Nurmagomedov's Chin is beginning to swell
Nurmagomedov has a small cut in his Chin
A right hand from Ross Pearson
surprises Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov throws a combo
Ross Pearson ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Nurmagomedov swings again, only to get countered once more! Nurmagomedov is looking bad here!
Pearson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The ref pulls off Ross Pearson! Nurmagomedov seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Nurmagomedov's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nurmagomedov has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Ross Pearson by TKO (Punches) at 3:42 Round 2
Statistics: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 360 s
Statistics: Ross Pearson
Punches 15/17 (88%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/7 (71%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 360 s
Ross Pearson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Ross Pearson fakes a punch and launches himself over Nurmagomedov!
Nice move by Pearson who clinches and pushes Nurmagomedov against the cage
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Nurmagomedov blocks Ross Pearson's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pearson
Nurmagomedov tries to escape from the closed guard
Nurmagomedov succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pearson
Pearson tries to close his guard around Nurmagomedov
He is not able to do it
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in open guard over Pearson
Pearson tries to close his guard around Nurmagomedov
He succeeds!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in closed guard over Pearson
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Nurmagomedov's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Pearson
Nurmagomedov is in closed guard... Pearson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Nurmagomedov's ribs.
Nurmagomedov is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Pearson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Khabib Nurmagomedov's arm and tries an armbar!
Nurmagomedov hold his own hand and breaks Pearson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ross Pearson.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to mount Ross Pearson...
Khabib Nurmagomedov slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Pearson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Khabib Nurmagomedov looks to counter!
Nurmagomedov fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Ross Pearson's arm and tries an armbar!
Pearson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Pearson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson is taking this opportunity to rest.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Ross Pearson in his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Ross Pearson tries to pass to half guard...
Khabib Nurmagomedov can't prevent his opponent from passing. Pearson looks to work from half guard.
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov is moving on the ground...
Pearson tries to counter Nurmagomedov's moves on the ground.
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov throws up a triangle attempt!
Ross Pearson postures up and breaks the triangle.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Pearson grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Ross Pearson throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov tries to move on the ground and shows Ross Pearson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Nurmagomedov's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Nurmagomedov's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov launches a few punches to Pearson's cheek from the guard.
Ross Pearson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Nurmagomedov
Pearson moves on the ground
Ross Pearson moves to side mount
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson works on the ground with his fingers over Nurmagomedov's face
Nurmagomedov shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Ross Pearson in his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov manages to switch to full guard.
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Nurmagomedov
Ross Pearson is looking to pass Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
Ross Pearson gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Ross Pearson tries to pass Khabib Nurmagomedov's guard...
Ross Pearson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Ross Pearson is cooling the fight on the ground
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Ross Pearson in his guard.
Ross Pearson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Ross Pearson in his guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Nurmagomedov
Pearson launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is not able to stop Nurmagomedov ground skills and Ross Pearson moves to side mount!
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to trap Ross Pearson in his guard.
Ross Pearson keeps control and remains in side mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Nurmagomedov is holding Ross Pearson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ross Pearson shows great balance while pushing away Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson is holding Khabib Nurmagomedov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Khabib Nurmagomedov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Ross Pearson looks to mount Khabib Nurmagomedov...
Ross Pearson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson goes for an armbar!
Khabib Nurmagomedov breaks the lock and pushes away Ross Pearson, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Ross Pearson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Pearson fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Ross Pearson and Nurmagomedov engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Ross Pearson is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Pearson is holding Khabib Nurmagomedov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Khabib Nurmagomedov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov is moving on the ground...
Pearson tries to counter Nurmagomedov's moves on the ground.
Nurmagomedov clumsily fails here and it's time for Ross Pearson to fight back!
Ross Pearson looks to mount Khabib Nurmagomedov...
Ross Pearson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov 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 full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Ross Pearson doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Nurmagomedov tries to move on the ground and shows Ross Pearson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Nurmagomedov's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Khabib Nurmagomedov
Pearson fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Khabib Nurmagomedov's arm and tries an armbar!
Nurmagomedov hold his own hand and breaks Pearson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ross Pearson.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Nurmagomedov tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Pearson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Pearson decides to launch some tentative punches
Ross Pearson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Khabib Nurmagomedov tries a middle kick
Ross Pearson blocks and steps away.
Ross Pearson has found an opening in the defense of Nurmagomedov, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Nurmagomedov is wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Khabib Nurmagomedov's Chin
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Incredible haymaker from Ross Pearson!
You can see Khabib Nurmagomedov's head being snapped backwards!
Nurmagomedov's Chin is beginning to swell
Nurmagomedov has a small cut in his Chin
A right hand from Ross Pearson
surprises Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov throws a combo
Ross Pearson ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Nurmagomedov swings again, only to get countered once more! Nurmagomedov is looking bad here!
Pearson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The ref pulls off Ross Pearson! Nurmagomedov seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Nurmagomedov's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nurmagomedov has a small cut in his Chin
Winner is Ross Pearson by TKO (Punches) at 3:42 Round 2
Statistics: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 360 s
Statistics: Ross Pearson
Punches 15/17 (88%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/7 (71%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 360 s