Post by The Sandmen on Nov 9, 2012 14:13:32 GMT -5
Joe Lauzon looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Ross Pearson shifts back and forth nervously.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Lauzon launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Pearson's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Ross Pearson.
Lauzon staggers backwards. Pearson wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Incredible haymaker from Joe Lauzon!
You can see Ross Pearson's head being snapped backwards!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Pearson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Lauzon sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Lauzon grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Joe Lauzon
Hard blow to Pearson's mid-section, he seems hurt
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Pearson
Ross Pearson 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.
Lauzon tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lauzon moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Pearson
Ross Pearson attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Pearson
Lauzon tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Pearson from the side mount!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson attempts to trap Joe Lauzon in his guard.
Joe Lauzon keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Lauzon tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
1:53 Round 1 and Lauzon is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Lauzon tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joe Lauzon controls the situation despite Ross Pearson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson tries to roll on the ground...
Lauzon knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson tries to roll to his side and trap Joe Lauzon in his guard...
Joe Lauzon rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Lauzon is in rear mount over Pearson
Pearson has Lauzon controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Lauzon is unable to move under Pearson control.
Lauzon is in rear mount over Pearson
Lauzon is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Lauzon is in rear mount over Pearson
Joe Lauzon hovers above Pearson
Good punches to Pearson's body.
Lauzon is in rear mount over Pearson
Pearson launches a few weak punches
Lauzon blocks them effectively.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Lauzon decides to launch some tentative punches
Joe Lauzon takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Ross Pearson moves forward and launches a low kick.
Lauzon blocks that.
Pearson clumsily fails here and it's time for Joe Lauzon to fight back!
Joe Lauzon launches a rapid series of punches
taking Pearson from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Pearson blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ross Pearson's cheek! Pearson stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Ross Pearson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Joe Lauzon!
Lauzon is standing while Pearson is on the ground on his back
Lauzon cartwheels towards Pearson!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Ross Pearson.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Pearson launches a few weak punches
Lauzon blocks them effectively.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson attempts to trap Joe Lauzon in his guard.
Joe Lauzon keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon is cooling the fight on the ground
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson attempts to trap Joe Lauzon in his guard.
Joe Lauzon keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon aggressively and repeatedly punches Pearson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Pearson's Right eye is beginning to swell
Pearson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Lauzon.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Pearson's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Lauzon tries to grapple
He puts Pearson in a double underhook!
Pearson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Joe Lauzon embrace and tries to move away...
Joe Lauzon pushes Pearson forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Joe Lauzon grapple with Ross Pearson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon looks to mount Ross Pearson...
Joe Lauzon slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Pearson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Joe Lauzon pushes Ross Pearson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Pearson misses a step and Joe Lauzon sees an opportunity to counter him!
Lauzon fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Ross Pearson's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Pearson's eyes...
That Armbar from Joe Lauzon appears to be unbreakable
Lauzon is locking that Armbar...
Pearson struggles to free himself
Lauzon is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Pearson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Pearson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Joe Lauzon.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Lauzon is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon attempts to trap Ross Pearson in his guard.
Joe Lauzon manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon tries to close the guard.
Lauzon put Ross Pearson in closed guard.
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Lauzon
Pearson is in closed guard... Lauzon tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ross Pearson!
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon aggressively and repeatedly punches Pearson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Pearson has a small cut in his Left cheek
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Pearson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That's more than Pearson can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Joe Lauzon by Submission (Armbar) at 2:07 Round 2
Statistics: Joe Lauzon
Punches 16/19 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 273 s
Statistics: Ross Pearson
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 287 s
Lauzon destruction.
Ross Pearson shifts back and forth nervously.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Lauzon launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Pearson's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Ross Pearson.
Lauzon staggers backwards. Pearson wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Incredible haymaker from Joe Lauzon!
You can see Ross Pearson's head being snapped backwards!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Pearson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Lauzon sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Lauzon grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Joe Lauzon
Hard blow to Pearson's mid-section, he seems hurt
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Pearson
Ross Pearson 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.
Lauzon tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lauzon moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Pearson
Ross Pearson attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half guard over Pearson
Lauzon tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Pearson from the side mount!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson attempts to trap Joe Lauzon in his guard.
Joe Lauzon keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Lauzon tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
1:53 Round 1 and Lauzon is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Lauzon tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Joe Lauzon controls the situation despite Ross Pearson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson tries to roll on the ground...
Lauzon knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson tries to roll to his side and trap Joe Lauzon in his guard...
Joe Lauzon rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Lauzon is in rear mount over Pearson
Pearson has Lauzon controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Lauzon is unable to move under Pearson control.
Lauzon is in rear mount over Pearson
Lauzon is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Lauzon is in rear mount over Pearson
Joe Lauzon hovers above Pearson
Good punches to Pearson's body.
Lauzon is in rear mount over Pearson
Pearson launches a few weak punches
Lauzon blocks them effectively.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Lauzon decides to launch some tentative punches
Joe Lauzon takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Ross Pearson moves forward and launches a low kick.
Lauzon blocks that.
Pearson clumsily fails here and it's time for Joe Lauzon to fight back!
Joe Lauzon launches a rapid series of punches
taking Pearson from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Pearson blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ross Pearson's cheek! Pearson stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Ross Pearson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Joe Lauzon!
Lauzon is standing while Pearson is on the ground on his back
Lauzon cartwheels towards Pearson!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Ross Pearson.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Pearson launches a few weak punches
Lauzon blocks them effectively.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson attempts to trap Joe Lauzon in his guard.
Joe Lauzon keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon is cooling the fight on the ground
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson attempts to trap Joe Lauzon in his guard.
Joe Lauzon keeps control and remains in side mount.
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon aggressively and repeatedly punches Pearson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Pearson's Right eye is beginning to swell
Pearson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Lauzon.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Pearson's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Lauzon tries to grapple
He puts Pearson in a double underhook!
Pearson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Joe Lauzon embrace and tries to move away...
Joe Lauzon pushes Pearson forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Joe Lauzon grapple with Ross Pearson and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon looks to mount Ross Pearson...
Joe Lauzon slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Pearson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Joe Lauzon pushes Ross Pearson down and prevents his attempts to escape
Pearson misses a step and Joe Lauzon sees an opportunity to counter him!
Lauzon fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Ross Pearson's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Pearson's eyes...
That Armbar from Joe Lauzon appears to be unbreakable
Lauzon is locking that Armbar...
Pearson struggles to free himself
Lauzon is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Pearson holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Pearson's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Joe Lauzon.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Lauzon is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon attempts to trap Ross Pearson in his guard.
Joe Lauzon manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon tries to close the guard.
Lauzon put Ross Pearson in closed guard.
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Lauzon
Pearson is in closed guard... Lauzon tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ross Pearson!
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon aggressively and repeatedly punches Pearson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Pearson has a small cut in his Left cheek
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Pearson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That's more than Pearson can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Joe Lauzon by Submission (Armbar) at 2:07 Round 2
Statistics: Joe Lauzon
Punches 16/19 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 273 s
Statistics: Ross Pearson
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 287 s
Lauzon destruction.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!