Post by The Sandmen on Nov 5, 2013 22:30:22 GMT -5
Joe Lauzon glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Josh Thomson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Josh Thomson moves forward looking for some grappling action
Lauzon pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Thomson is swinging for the fences!
Lauzon backpedals and creates space. Josh Thomson is asking him if he is going to fight!
Lauzon throws a hook
that hits its mark.
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Chin
Joe Lauzon tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Thomson's face
Josh Thomson just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Lauzon quickly defends.
Lauzon tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A wicked punch by Joe Lauzon
rocks Thomson!
Not a desiderable position that Lauzon is in now. Josh Thomson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Josh Thomson shoots for a double leg takedown!
Joe Lauzon sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Joe Lauzon attempts a sweep single...
Joe Lauzon catches Josh Thomson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Lauzon.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Thomson
Joe Lauzon is looking to pass Josh Thomson's guard...
Joe Lauzon gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Thomson
Joe Lauzon pushes Thomson's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Thomson rolls and he's now on half guard over Joe Lauzon. Nice reversal.
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Lauzon
As the fight continues it seems that Josh Thomson is taking the best of the fight.
Lauzon tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Thomson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Lauzon uses his forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon tries to close the guard.
Lauzon put Josh Thomson in closed guard.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Lauzon
Thomson is in closed guard... Lauzon tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Joe Lauzon isolates Josh Thomson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Josh Thomson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Joe Lauzon tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Thomson Hyper-extended his left arm
Lauzon is locking that armbar...
Punishing hold!
Thomson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Lauzon tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joe Lauzon controls the situation despite Josh Thomson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Lauzon catch Josh Thomson's right arm and tries a kimura
Crippling lock!
Thomson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Thomson struggles to free himself
Josh Thomson holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Lauzon throws a few hammer fists to the face of Josh Thomson
Solid shots!
Thomson's Chin is beginning to swell
Thomson has a small cut in his Chin
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Joe Lauzon aggressively and repeatedly punches Thomson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Joe Lauzon tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Thomson Hyper-extended his arm
That armbar from Joe Lauzon appears to be unbreakable
That armbar from Joe Lauzon appears to be unbreakable
Lauzon is locking that armbar...
Thomson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson launches a few punches to Lauzon's cheek from the guard.
Joe Lauzon uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Thomson clumsily fails here and it's time for Joe Lauzon to fight back!
Joe Lauzon tries to better his position on the ground...
Lauzon is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Joe Lauzon isolates Josh Thomson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Lauzon locks it in and circles towards Thomson's head. It's deep and Josh Thomson is forced to tap out!
Winner is Joe Lauzon by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 3:35 Round 1
Statistics: Joe Lauzon
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/9 (89%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 131 s
Statistics: Josh Thomson
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 131 s
Didn't see that coming. Thomson is legit, and Lauzon brought his absolute best and executed his game perfectly. Softened him up a little with strikes, then took him down, then a bit of GnP for positioning and openings, then chained some submissions, finally landing one for the sub win. You really can't get any more perfect of a performance than that. I am kind of impressed.
Josh Thomson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Josh Thomson moves forward looking for some grappling action
Lauzon pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Thomson is swinging for the fences!
Lauzon backpedals and creates space. Josh Thomson is asking him if he is going to fight!
Lauzon throws a hook
that hits its mark.
There is a small laceration on Josh Thomson's Chin
Joe Lauzon tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Thomson's face
Josh Thomson just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Lauzon quickly defends.
Lauzon tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A wicked punch by Joe Lauzon
rocks Thomson!
Not a desiderable position that Lauzon is in now. Josh Thomson is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Josh Thomson shoots for a double leg takedown!
Joe Lauzon sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Joe Lauzon attempts a sweep single...
Joe Lauzon catches Josh Thomson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Lauzon.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Thomson
Joe Lauzon is looking to pass Josh Thomson's guard...
Joe Lauzon gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Thomson
Joe Lauzon pushes Thomson's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Thomson rolls and he's now on half guard over Joe Lauzon. Nice reversal.
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Lauzon
As the fight continues it seems that Josh Thomson is taking the best of the fight.
Lauzon tries to move on the ground and shows Josh Thomson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Lauzon uses his forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Josh Thomson is in half guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon tries to close the guard.
Lauzon put Josh Thomson in closed guard.
Josh Thomson is in closed guard over Lauzon
Thomson is in closed guard... Lauzon tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Josh Thomson!
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Joe Lauzon isolates Josh Thomson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Josh Thomson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Joe Lauzon tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Thomson Hyper-extended his left arm
Lauzon is locking that armbar...
Punishing hold!
Thomson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Lauzon tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joe Lauzon controls the situation despite Josh Thomson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Lauzon catch Josh Thomson's right arm and tries a kimura
Crippling lock!
Thomson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Thomson struggles to free himself
Josh Thomson holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Lauzon throws a few hammer fists to the face of Josh Thomson
Solid shots!
Thomson's Chin is beginning to swell
Thomson has a small cut in his Chin
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Joe Lauzon aggressively and repeatedly punches Thomson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Joe Lauzon tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Thomson Hyper-extended his arm
That armbar from Joe Lauzon appears to be unbreakable
That armbar from Joe Lauzon appears to be unbreakable
Lauzon is locking that armbar...
Thomson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Josh Thomson launches a few punches to Lauzon's cheek from the guard.
Joe Lauzon uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Thomson clumsily fails here and it's time for Joe Lauzon to fight back!
Joe Lauzon tries to better his position on the ground...
Lauzon is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Josh Thomson
Joe Lauzon isolates Josh Thomson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Lauzon locks it in and circles towards Thomson's head. It's deep and Josh Thomson is forced to tap out!
Winner is Joe Lauzon by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 3:35 Round 1
Statistics: Joe Lauzon
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/9 (89%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 131 s
Statistics: Josh Thomson
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 131 s
Didn't see that coming. Thomson is legit, and Lauzon brought his absolute best and executed his game perfectly. Softened him up a little with strikes, then took him down, then a bit of GnP for positioning and openings, then chained some submissions, finally landing one for the sub win. You really can't get any more perfect of a performance than that. I am kind of impressed.