Post by The Sandmen on Feb 13, 2013 20:19:51 GMT -5
Joe Lauzon looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Jonathan Brookins is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
0:27 Round 1 and Brookins is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Middle kick from Brookins.
Lauzon receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Lauzon launches a furious low kick!
Brookins blocks.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Lauzon wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Lauzon moves forward and holds Brookins
The fighters are clinching.
Jonathan Brookins pushes away Lauzon trying to keep the fight at striking range
Lauzon doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jonathan Brookins
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lauzon tries to take Jonathan Brookins to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Brookins is with his back on the ground now.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon aggressively and repeatedly punches Brookins.
Good job by Brookins blocking and slipping the blows.
Brookins is trying to counter now!
Brookins tries to close his guard around Lauzon
He succeeds!
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon looks to posture up and open Jonathan Brookins's guard...
Jonathan Brookins has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Lauzon breaths deeply while on the ground
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon looks to posture up and open Jonathan Brookins's guard...
Joe Lauzon forces Jonathan Brookins to open his guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins launches a few punches to Lauzon's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lauzon tries to cover his face,
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon pushes Jonathan Brookins against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Lauzon jumps and tries to free his leg! Brookins doesn't allow this but Joe Lauzon is able to get half guard here.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon tries to pass Jonathan Brookins's guard...
Joe Lauzon manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Jonathan Brookins
Joe Lauzon looks to mount Jonathan Brookins...
Jonathan Brookins takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
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 American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) are cheering for the fighters.
Crisp uppercut by Lauzon followed by a hard jab
Jonathan Brookins stumbles back.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Brookins is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Lauzon's jaw!
Joe Lauzon and Brookins engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joe Lauzon is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Joe Lauzon fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Joe Lauzon takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Jonathan Brookins circles around Lauzon
Jonathan Brookins and Lauzon engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joe Lauzon is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
A furious flurry of punches from Joe Lauzon
puts Brookins in a world of hurt!
Brookins looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Joe Lauzon's punches
Brookins measures the resilience of Lauzon's chin with an uppercut while Lauzon lands some great crosses.
Brookins launches a hook to the body
Bang! Lauzon stops that one with his ribs!
Lauzon fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jonathan Brookins didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon tries to pass to half guard...
Jonathan Brookins can't prevent his opponent from passing. Lauzon looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Lauzon launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jonathan Brookins is not able to stop Brookins ground skills and Joe Lauzon moves to side mount!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Joe Lauzon.
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Round 2
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Lauzon leads with a punch
Jonathan Brookins avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Jonathan Brookins tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Lauzon is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jonathan Brookins is in open guard over Lauzon
Brookins moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon manages to switch to full guard.
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Brookins is in closed guard... Lauzon tries to roll on the ground!
Jonathan Brookins uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Jonathan Brookins looks to counter!
Brookins tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Lauzon leans and gets Jonathan Brookins's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Brookins is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Jonathan Brookins for headbutt.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Lauzon time to recover. Joe Lauzon seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Brookins is holding Joe Lauzon's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joe Lauzon shows great balance while pushing away Jonathan Brookins
Poorly executed technique. Joe Lauzon looks to counter!
Solid jabs from Joe Lauzon.
Nice punches.
Good movement from Lauzon
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Jonathan Brookins goes with a looping right hand while Joe Lauzon jumps back and jabs
Brookins seems staggered and Joe Lauzon runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Lauzon feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Brookins moves aside and dodges.
Inside leg kick from Lauzon
that goes awry.
Brookins is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Jonathan Brookins
that forces Lauzon to try and defend better.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Joe Lauzon tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brookins goes down.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Lauzon throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jonathan Brookins
Blocked by Brookins.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Brookins tries to close his guard around Lauzon
He succeeds!
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Lauzon is in closed guard... Brookins tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joe Lauzon!
Jonathan Brookins is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Brookins tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jonathan Brookins controls the situation despite Joe Lauzon efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jonathan Brookins is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Lauzon tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Jonathan Brookins tries to open Lauzon's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jonathan Brookins. Lauzon is unable to cover himself now!
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Brookins tries to get a side mount...
Lauzon wraps his leg around Jonathan Brookins leg and prevents him from moving.
Jonathan Brookins gets sloppy and Joe Lauzon tries to take advantage...
Joe Lauzon tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Brookins tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Lauzon from the side mount!
Jonathan Brookins is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Brookins throws a few hammer fists to the face of Joe Lauzon
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Jonathan Brookins is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Not a desiderable position that Lauzon is in now. Jonathan Brookins is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Brookins tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Jonathan Brookins is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Not a desiderable position that Lauzon is in now. Jonathan Brookins is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Joe Lauzon tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Joe Lauzon creates enough space to control Jonathan Brookins's leg.
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Good looking punches from Jonathan Brookins on the ground
deflected by Lauzon.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Brookins launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Lauzon is covering himself! Brookins tries to force the situation and Lauzon clumsily gives his back!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon
Brookins tries to get a hook in!
Lauzon rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Poorly executed technique. Joe Lauzon looks to counter!
Lauzon has Brookins controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Brookins is unable to move under Lauzon control.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) are cheering for the fighters.
Jonathan Brookins attempts a sweep single...
Joe Lauzon was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Brookins tries to grapple
Lauzon moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Joe Lauzon tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brookins is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Brookins tries to close his guard around Lauzon
He succeeds!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
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Lauzon tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Brookins moves backwards and circles around Joe Lauzon.
Brookins tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brookins reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Lauzon blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to move to full guard
Jonathan Brookins manages to switch to full guard.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Lauzon moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Lauzon launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Brookins is covering himself! Lauzon tries to force the situation and Brookins clumsily gives his back!
Lauzon is in rear mount over Brookins
Brookins has Lauzon controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Jonathan Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to trap Joe Lauzon in his guard.
Jonathan Brookins manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Lauzon breaths deeply while on the ground
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Lauzon tries to escape from the closed guard
Lauzon succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Lauzon is taking this opportunity to rest.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Brookins's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Lauzon
Pitty-pat punches from Lauzon
They're bothering Brookins even though they aren't hurting him.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Brookins tries to close his guard around Lauzon
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Lauzon and Brookins are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Brookins measures the resilience of Lauzon's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lauzon's side.
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon is looking to pass Jonathan Brookins's guard...
Joe Lauzon gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to move to full guard
Jonathan Brookins manages to switch to full guard.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Lauzon moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Joe Lauzon tries to open Brookins's guard...
Brookins breaks the lock and covers himself from Lauzon's punches
Brookins is trying to counter now!
Jonathan Brookins throws up a triangle attempt!
Joe Lauzon postures up and breaks the triangle.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to move to full guard
Jonathan Brookins manages to switch to full guard.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon pushes Jonathan Brookins against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Lauzon jumps and tries to free his leg! Brookins doesn't allow this but Joe Lauzon is able to get half guard here.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon tries to pass Jonathan Brookins's guard...
Joe Lauzon manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Jonathan Brookins
Lauzon tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Good looking punches from Joe Lauzon on the ground
They could take their toll on Brookins.
There is a small laceration on Jonathan Brookins's Left cheek
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Jonathan Brookins tries to roll to his side and trap Joe Lauzon in his guard...
Joe Lauzon keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Brookins tries to escape from the full mount...
Brookins struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Joe Lauzon gets sloppy and Jonathan Brookins tries to take advantage...
Jonathan Brookins tries to roll on the ground...
Lauzon knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) are cheering for the fighters.
Joe Lauzon attempts a sweep single...
Jonathan Brookins was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Lauzon clumsily fails here and it's time for Jonathan Brookins to fight back!
Jonathan Brookins fakes a punch and launches himself over Lauzon!
Nice move by Brookins who clinches and pushes Lauzon against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Brookins tries to take Joe Lauzon to the ground from the clinch...
Lauzon shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lauzon launches a few hard punches to Jonathan Brookins's ribs!
Jonathan Brookins's ribs shows the damage! Joe Lauzon is working his opponent ribs!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Brookins is the winner of this round.
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Round 4
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Lauzon throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Joe Lauzon leans forwards and tries to grapple with Brookins
Lauzon shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Brookins doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Joe Lauzon embrace and tries to move away...
Joe Lauzon pushes Brookins forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Joe Lauzon pushes away Brookins trying to keep the fight at striking range
Brookins doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Joe Lauzon
Poorly executed technique. Jonathan Brookins looks to counter!
Jonathan Brookins locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Joe Lauzon slips his head out and ends up in Jonathan Brookins's guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Lauzon is in closed guard... Brookins tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joe Lauzon!
Jonathan Brookins is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Lauzon measures the resilience of Brookins's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Brookins's side.
Jonathan Brookins is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon tries to roll to his side and trap Jonathan Brookins in his guard...
Joe Lauzon gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Jonathan Brookins tries to better his position on the ground...
Lauzon holds Jonathan Brookins's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Lauzon tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Joe Lauzon overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Brookins pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Lauzon measures the resilience of Brookins's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Brookins's side.
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Brookins is in closed guard... Lauzon tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jonathan Brookins!
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Joe Lauzon tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Crippling lock!
That armbar from Joe Lauzon appears to be unbreakable
Brookins is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Joe Lauzon tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Brookins is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Lauzon misses a step and Jonathan Brookins sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jonathan Brookins tries to roll on the ground...
Lauzon knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Brookins tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Lauzon tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Brookins from the side mount!
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Jonathan Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to trap Joe Lauzon in his guard.
Joe Lauzon keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Jonathan Brookins
Joe Lauzon looks to mount Jonathan Brookins...
Joe Lauzon slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:15 in the 4 round
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Brookins tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Joe Lauzon doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Jonathan Brookins gets sloppy and Joe Lauzon tries to take advantage...
Lauzon catch Jonathan Brookins's left arm and tries a kimura
Jonathan Brookins holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brookins is holding Joe Lauzon's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joe Lauzon loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Jonathan Brookins is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Jonathan Brookins looks to mount Joe Lauzon...
Joe Lauzon sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon manages to switch to full guard.
Jonathan Brookins is in open guard over Lauzon
Lauzon has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Lauzon measures the resilience of Brookins's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Brookins's side.
Jonathan Brookins is in open guard over Lauzon
Brookins tries to move to full mount
Brookins's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Joe Lauzon looks to counter!
Lauzon tries to close his guard around Brookins
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:15 in the 4 round
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Brookins use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Joe Lauzon holds Jonathan Brookins and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Jonathan Brookins tries to open Lauzon's guard...
Lauzon breaks the lock and covers himself from Brookins's punches
Brookins clumsily fails here and it's time for Joe Lauzon to fight back!
Joe Lauzon isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Brookins blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Lauzon's guard.
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Jonathan Brookins is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:45 in the 4 round
Nice punch by Joe Lauzon
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Joe Lauzon shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jonathan Brookins is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Lauzon into his guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Lauzon is the winner of this round.
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Round 5
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Brookins fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Lauzon is trying to counter now!
Joe Lauzon fires an unorthodox punch to Brookins's torso
that goes wide.
Joe Lauzon is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Solid kick to the leg from Jonathan Brookins
that visibly pains Lauzon.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Jonathan Brookins just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Lauzon may be in trouble!
Lauzon has a small cut in his Left cheek
Joe Lauzon moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Joe Lauzon swings...
...no good.
Lauzon misses a step and Jonathan Brookins sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jonathan Brookins shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Joe Lauzon is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Brookins into his guard.
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Brookins is in closed guard... Lauzon tries to roll on the ground!
Jonathan Brookins uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Deep breaths from Joe Lauzon who tries a hammer punch to Brookins's ribs.
Brookins blocks those punches
Poorly executed technique. Jonathan Brookins looks to counter!
Jonathan Brookins tries to better his position on the ground...
Brookins breaks the closed guard of Joe Lauzon and moves to half guard
Jonathan Brookins is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Brookins tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Jonathan Brookins is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Jonathan Brookins rolls Joe Lauzon to his stomach and takes his back!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon
Brookins is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Lauzon's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon
Brookins tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Lauzon! Brookins has one hook in and keeps working!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with one hook in
Brookins has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Lauzon.
Nicely done! Brookins now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Brookins is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Brookins is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Brookins has one of his arm over Joe Lauzon's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Brookins is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Lauzon, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Brookins moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Brookins is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Lauzon has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Lauzon is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Lauzon measures the resilience of Brookins's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Brookins blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Lauzon cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Brookins can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Brookins is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Nice beating Jonathan Brookins has received.
Brookins tries to open up Joe Lauzon's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Lauzon in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Joe Lauzon's Forehead
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Brookins has one of his arm over Joe Lauzon's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The clock says 4:15 in the 5 round
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Jonathan Brookins fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Lauzon's face!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Brookins is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Brookins is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Lauzon, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Brookins moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Lauzon, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Brookins moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
Judge 1: Jonathan Brookins
Judge 2: Joe Lauzon
Judge 3: Draw
The fight ends in a draw between Joe Lauzon and Jonathan Brookins.
Statistics: Joe Lauzon
Punches 26/36 (72%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 11/30 (37%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/3 (67%)
Time on the ground 1018 s
Statistics: Jonathan Brookins
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 17/29 (59%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1018 s
Shitty. I scored this one for Lauzon, but a reasonable margin. Not a landslide, Brookins was in this and it was a good fight, but I didn't see this as a draw. But still, a close fight. Don't leave it in the hands of the judges.
Jonathan Brookins is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
0:27 Round 1 and Brookins is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Middle kick from Brookins.
Lauzon receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Lauzon launches a furious low kick!
Brookins blocks.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Lauzon wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Lauzon moves forward and holds Brookins
The fighters are clinching.
Jonathan Brookins pushes away Lauzon trying to keep the fight at striking range
Lauzon doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jonathan Brookins
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lauzon tries to take Jonathan Brookins to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Brookins is with his back on the ground now.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon aggressively and repeatedly punches Brookins.
Good job by Brookins blocking and slipping the blows.
Brookins is trying to counter now!
Brookins tries to close his guard around Lauzon
He succeeds!
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon looks to posture up and open Jonathan Brookins's guard...
Jonathan Brookins has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Lauzon breaths deeply while on the ground
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon looks to posture up and open Jonathan Brookins's guard...
Joe Lauzon forces Jonathan Brookins to open his guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins launches a few punches to Lauzon's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lauzon tries to cover his face,
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon pushes Jonathan Brookins against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Lauzon jumps and tries to free his leg! Brookins doesn't allow this but Joe Lauzon is able to get half guard here.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon tries to pass Jonathan Brookins's guard...
Joe Lauzon manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Jonathan Brookins
Joe Lauzon looks to mount Jonathan Brookins...
Jonathan Brookins takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
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 American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) are cheering for the fighters.
Crisp uppercut by Lauzon followed by a hard jab
Jonathan Brookins stumbles back.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Brookins is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Lauzon's jaw!
Joe Lauzon and Brookins engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joe Lauzon is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Joe Lauzon fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Joe Lauzon takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Jonathan Brookins circles around Lauzon
Jonathan Brookins and Lauzon engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joe Lauzon is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
A furious flurry of punches from Joe Lauzon
puts Brookins in a world of hurt!
Brookins looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Joe Lauzon's punches
Brookins measures the resilience of Lauzon's chin with an uppercut while Lauzon lands some great crosses.
Brookins launches a hook to the body
Bang! Lauzon stops that one with his ribs!
Lauzon fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jonathan Brookins didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon tries to pass to half guard...
Jonathan Brookins can't prevent his opponent from passing. Lauzon looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Lauzon launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jonathan Brookins is not able to stop Brookins ground skills and Joe Lauzon moves to side mount!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Joe Lauzon.
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Round 2
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Lauzon leads with a punch
Jonathan Brookins avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Jonathan Brookins tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Lauzon is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jonathan Brookins is in open guard over Lauzon
Brookins moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon manages to switch to full guard.
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Brookins is in closed guard... Lauzon tries to roll on the ground!
Jonathan Brookins uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Jonathan Brookins looks to counter!
Brookins tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Lauzon leans and gets Jonathan Brookins's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Brookins is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Jonathan Brookins for headbutt.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Lauzon time to recover. Joe Lauzon seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Brookins is holding Joe Lauzon's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joe Lauzon shows great balance while pushing away Jonathan Brookins
Poorly executed technique. Joe Lauzon looks to counter!
Solid jabs from Joe Lauzon.
Nice punches.
Good movement from Lauzon
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Jonathan Brookins goes with a looping right hand while Joe Lauzon jumps back and jabs
Brookins seems staggered and Joe Lauzon runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Lauzon feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Brookins moves aside and dodges.
Inside leg kick from Lauzon
that goes awry.
Brookins is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Jonathan Brookins
that forces Lauzon to try and defend better.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Joe Lauzon tries to bring the fight to the ground
Brookins goes down.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Lauzon throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jonathan Brookins
Blocked by Brookins.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Brookins tries to close his guard around Lauzon
He succeeds!
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Lauzon is in closed guard... Brookins tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joe Lauzon!
Jonathan Brookins is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Brookins tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jonathan Brookins controls the situation despite Joe Lauzon efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jonathan Brookins is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Lauzon tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Jonathan Brookins tries to open Lauzon's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jonathan Brookins. Lauzon is unable to cover himself now!
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Brookins tries to get a side mount...
Lauzon wraps his leg around Jonathan Brookins leg and prevents him from moving.
Jonathan Brookins gets sloppy and Joe Lauzon tries to take advantage...
Joe Lauzon tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Brookins tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Lauzon from the side mount!
Jonathan Brookins is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Brookins throws a few hammer fists to the face of Joe Lauzon
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Jonathan Brookins is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Not a desiderable position that Lauzon is in now. Jonathan Brookins is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Brookins tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Jonathan Brookins is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Not a desiderable position that Lauzon is in now. Jonathan Brookins is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Joe Lauzon tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Joe Lauzon creates enough space to control Jonathan Brookins's leg.
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Good looking punches from Jonathan Brookins on the ground
deflected by Lauzon.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Brookins launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Lauzon is covering himself! Brookins tries to force the situation and Lauzon clumsily gives his back!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon
Brookins tries to get a hook in!
Lauzon rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Poorly executed technique. Joe Lauzon looks to counter!
Lauzon has Brookins controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Brookins is unable to move under Lauzon control.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) are cheering for the fighters.
Jonathan Brookins attempts a sweep single...
Joe Lauzon was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Brookins tries to grapple
Lauzon moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Joe Lauzon tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Brookins is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Brookins tries to close his guard around Lauzon
He succeeds!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 3
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Lauzon tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Brookins moves backwards and circles around Joe Lauzon.
Brookins tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brookins reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Lauzon blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to move to full guard
Jonathan Brookins manages to switch to full guard.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Lauzon moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Lauzon launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Brookins is covering himself! Lauzon tries to force the situation and Brookins clumsily gives his back!
Lauzon is in rear mount over Brookins
Brookins has Lauzon controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Jonathan Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to trap Joe Lauzon in his guard.
Jonathan Brookins manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Lauzon breaths deeply while on the ground
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Lauzon tries to escape from the closed guard
Lauzon succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Lauzon is taking this opportunity to rest.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Brookins's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Lauzon
Pitty-pat punches from Lauzon
They're bothering Brookins even though they aren't hurting him.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Brookins tries to close his guard around Lauzon
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Lauzon and Brookins are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Brookins measures the resilience of Lauzon's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lauzon's side.
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon is looking to pass Jonathan Brookins's guard...
Joe Lauzon gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to move to full guard
Jonathan Brookins manages to switch to full guard.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Lauzon moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Joe Lauzon tries to open Brookins's guard...
Brookins breaks the lock and covers himself from Lauzon's punches
Brookins is trying to counter now!
Jonathan Brookins throws up a triangle attempt!
Joe Lauzon postures up and breaks the triangle.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to move to full guard
Jonathan Brookins manages to switch to full guard.
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon pushes Jonathan Brookins against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Lauzon jumps and tries to free his leg! Brookins doesn't allow this but Joe Lauzon is able to get half guard here.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Joe Lauzon tries to pass Jonathan Brookins's guard...
Joe Lauzon manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Jonathan Brookins
Lauzon tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Good looking punches from Joe Lauzon on the ground
They could take their toll on Brookins.
There is a small laceration on Jonathan Brookins's Left cheek
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Jonathan Brookins tries to roll to his side and trap Joe Lauzon in his guard...
Joe Lauzon keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Brookins tries to escape from the full mount...
Brookins struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Joe Lauzon gets sloppy and Jonathan Brookins tries to take advantage...
Jonathan Brookins tries to roll on the ground...
Lauzon knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) are cheering for the fighters.
Joe Lauzon attempts a sweep single...
Jonathan Brookins was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Lauzon clumsily fails here and it's time for Jonathan Brookins to fight back!
Jonathan Brookins fakes a punch and launches himself over Lauzon!
Nice move by Brookins who clinches and pushes Lauzon against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Brookins tries to take Joe Lauzon to the ground from the clinch...
Lauzon shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lauzon launches a few hard punches to Jonathan Brookins's ribs!
Jonathan Brookins's ribs shows the damage! Joe Lauzon is working his opponent ribs!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Brookins is the winner of this round.
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Round 4
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Lauzon throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Joe Lauzon leans forwards and tries to grapple with Brookins
Lauzon shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Brookins doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Joe Lauzon embrace and tries to move away...
Joe Lauzon pushes Brookins forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Joe Lauzon pushes away Brookins trying to keep the fight at striking range
Brookins doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Joe Lauzon
Poorly executed technique. Jonathan Brookins looks to counter!
Jonathan Brookins locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Joe Lauzon slips his head out and ends up in Jonathan Brookins's guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Brookins
Lauzon is in closed guard... Brookins tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joe Lauzon!
Jonathan Brookins is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Lauzon measures the resilience of Brookins's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Brookins's side.
Jonathan Brookins is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon tries to roll to his side and trap Jonathan Brookins in his guard...
Joe Lauzon gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Jonathan Brookins tries to better his position on the ground...
Lauzon holds Jonathan Brookins's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Lauzon tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Joe Lauzon overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Brookins pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Lauzon measures the resilience of Brookins's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Brookins's side.
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Brookins is in closed guard... Lauzon tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jonathan Brookins!
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Joe Lauzon tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Crippling lock!
That armbar from Joe Lauzon appears to be unbreakable
Brookins is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Joe Lauzon tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Brookins is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Lauzon misses a step and Jonathan Brookins sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jonathan Brookins tries to roll on the ground...
Lauzon knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Brookins tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Brookins
Lauzon tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Brookins from the side mount!
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Jonathan Brookins
Jonathan Brookins attempts to trap Joe Lauzon in his guard.
Joe Lauzon keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Jonathan Brookins
Joe Lauzon looks to mount Jonathan Brookins...
Joe Lauzon slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:15 in the 4 round
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Jonathan Brookins
Brookins tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Joe Lauzon doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Jonathan Brookins gets sloppy and Joe Lauzon tries to take advantage...
Lauzon catch Jonathan Brookins's left arm and tries a kimura
Jonathan Brookins holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Brookins is holding Joe Lauzon's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joe Lauzon loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Jonathan Brookins is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Jonathan Brookins looks to mount Joe Lauzon...
Joe Lauzon sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon manages to switch to full guard.
Jonathan Brookins is in open guard over Lauzon
Lauzon has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Lauzon measures the resilience of Brookins's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Brookins's side.
Jonathan Brookins is in open guard over Lauzon
Brookins tries to move to full mount
Brookins's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Joe Lauzon looks to counter!
Lauzon tries to close his guard around Brookins
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:15 in the 4 round
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Brookins use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Joe Lauzon holds Jonathan Brookins and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Jonathan Brookins tries to open Lauzon's guard...
Lauzon breaks the lock and covers himself from Brookins's punches
Brookins clumsily fails here and it's time for Joe Lauzon to fight back!
Joe Lauzon isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Brookins blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Lauzon's guard.
Jonathan Brookins is in half guard over Lauzon
Jonathan Brookins is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:45 in the 4 round
Nice punch by Joe Lauzon
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Joe Lauzon shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jonathan Brookins is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Lauzon into his guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Lauzon is the winner of this round.
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Round 5
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Brookins fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Lauzon is trying to counter now!
Joe Lauzon fires an unorthodox punch to Brookins's torso
that goes wide.
Joe Lauzon is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Solid kick to the leg from Jonathan Brookins
that visibly pains Lauzon.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Jonathan Brookins just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Lauzon may be in trouble!
Lauzon has a small cut in his Left cheek
Joe Lauzon moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Joe Lauzon swings...
...no good.
Lauzon misses a step and Jonathan Brookins sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jonathan Brookins shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Joe Lauzon is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Brookins into his guard.
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Brookins is in closed guard... Lauzon tries to roll on the ground!
Jonathan Brookins uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Jonathan Brookins is in closed guard over Lauzon
Deep breaths from Joe Lauzon who tries a hammer punch to Brookins's ribs.
Brookins blocks those punches
Poorly executed technique. Jonathan Brookins looks to counter!
Jonathan Brookins tries to better his position on the ground...
Brookins breaks the closed guard of Joe Lauzon and moves to half guard
Jonathan Brookins is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Brookins tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Jonathan Brookins is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Jonathan Brookins rolls Joe Lauzon to his stomach and takes his back!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon
Brookins is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Lauzon's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon
Brookins tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Lauzon! Brookins has one hook in and keeps working!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with one hook in
Brookins has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Lauzon.
Nicely done! Brookins now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Brookins is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Brookins is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Brookins has one of his arm over Joe Lauzon's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Brookins is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Lauzon, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Brookins moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Brookins is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Lauzon has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Lauzon is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Lauzon measures the resilience of Brookins's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Brookins blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Lauzon cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Brookins can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Brookins is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Nice beating Jonathan Brookins has received.
Brookins tries to open up Joe Lauzon's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Lauzon in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Joe Lauzon's Forehead
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Brookins has one of his arm over Joe Lauzon's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The clock says 4:15 in the 5 round
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Jonathan Brookins fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Lauzon's face!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Brookins is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Brookins is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Lauzon, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Brookins moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Brookins is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Brookins is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Lauzon, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Brookins moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
Judge 1: Jonathan Brookins
Judge 2: Joe Lauzon
Judge 3: Draw
The fight ends in a draw between Joe Lauzon and Jonathan Brookins.
Statistics: Joe Lauzon
Punches 26/36 (72%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 11/30 (37%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/3 (67%)
Time on the ground 1018 s
Statistics: Jonathan Brookins
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 17/29 (59%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1018 s
Shitty. I scored this one for Lauzon, but a reasonable margin. Not a landslide, Brookins was in this and it was a good fight, but I didn't see this as a draw. But still, a close fight. Don't leave it in the hands of the judges.