Post by The Sandmen on Jan 11, 2013 16:21:57 GMT -5
Ross Pearson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Joe Lauzon looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Pearson and Lauzon move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Pearson.
It looks like Lauzon was hit by a bus!
Lauzon's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Lauzon has a small cut in his Nose
Joe Lauzon attempts a sweep single...
Joe Lauzon catches Ross Pearson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Lauzon.
Crushing shot to Pearson's body! He's holding his side
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Pearson
Lauzon struggles on the ground and tries to break Ross Pearson's guard...
Joe Lauzon is in Pearson open guard now
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Pearson
Lauzon tries to move to full mount
Lauzon succeeds
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
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 Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Lauzon is locking that armbar...
Pearson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Lauzon works on the ground with his fingers over Pearson's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Joe Lauzon for eye poke.
John McCarthy allows Pearson time to recover... 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.
Joe Lauzon moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Lauzon decides to launch some tentative punches
Joe Lauzon takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Ross Pearson is opening up on Lauzon and raining down combinations!
Lauzon doesn't look worried as he defends.
Lauzon is trying to counter now!
Joe Lauzon throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Pearson's chin! That stops Pearson in his tracks!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Ross Pearson!
Lauzon is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Lauzon's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Ross Pearson has found an opening in the defense of Lauzon, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Lauzon is wobbling!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Pearson wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Lauzon doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Pearson wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Pearson struggles and launches a few punches to Lauzon's head
Nothing from this... Ross Pearson seems frustrated.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lauzon launches a few hard punches to Ross Pearson's ribs!
Ross Pearson's ribs shows the damage! Joe Lauzon is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ross Pearson is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Lauzon doesn't let Pearson get in on his legs.
Ross Pearson gets sloppy and Joe Lauzon tries to take advantage...
Joe Lauzon is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Lauzon catches an ankle and Pearson is tripped to the mat!
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Pearson
Lauzon is in closed guard... Pearson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joe Lauzon!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Pearson
Lauzon use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) is cheering him!
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Pearson 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 side mount over Ross Pearson
Pearson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Ross Pearson attempts to trap Joe Lauzon in his guard.
Ross Pearson manages to switch to half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half 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.
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 3:55 in the 1 round
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.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
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 Ross Pearson
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Pearson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Lauzon's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon manages to switch to full guard.
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Lauzon
Pearson tries to move to full mount
Pearson's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Lauzon is trying to counter now!
Lauzon tries to close his guard around Pearson
He succeeds!
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Lauzon
Pearson steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Pearson use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) is cheering him!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Pearson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Lauzon's being punished here!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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A furious flurry of punches from Joe Lauzon
puts Pearson in a world of hurt!
Pearson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Lauzon sprawls and remains on his feet.
Pearson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Joe Lauzon's punches
Pearson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Lauzon.
A left hook from Pearson
grazes the chin of Lauzon.
Nice punches from Ross Pearson.
Lauzon staggers backwards. Pearson wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Good front kick from Pearson!
Lauzon stumbles backwards after that one!
Lauzon tries to grapple
Pearson moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Lauzon dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Pearson from the ground!
A furious flurry of punches from Joe Lauzon
just misses Pearson.
Poorly executed technique. Ross Pearson looks to counter!
Pearson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Lauzon's defense muffles the blows.
Joe Lauzon takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Joe Lauzon launches a rapid series of punches
taking Pearson from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
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 Lauzon
Pearson tries to open up Lauzon with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Lauzon is trying to block them with his hands...
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Lauzon
Lauzon tries to close his guard around Pearson
He succeeds!
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Lauzon
Pearson use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) is cheering him!
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Ross Pearson hovers above Lauzon
Good punches to Lauzon's body.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Pearson leans back...
He clobbers Joe Lauzon's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Lauzon's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Ross Pearson tries to open Lauzon's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Ross Pearson. Lauzon is unable to cover himself now!
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Ross Pearson looks to pass to mount...
Pearson slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Joe Lauzon.
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Ross Pearson isolates Joe Lauzon's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Joe Lauzon is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Poorly executed technique. Joe Lauzon looks to counter!
Lauzon tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Lauzon
Pearson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Lauzon is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Lauzon has a small cut in his Left cheek
Pearson is in rear mount over Lauzon
Lauzon has given his back to Ross Pearson who is trying to get one hook in!
Ross Pearson has one hook in!
Pearson is in rear mount over Lauzon with one hook in
Pearson 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! Pearson now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Pearson is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Joe Lauzon doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Pearson's moves.
Pearson is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Pearson is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Pearson tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Pearson is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Pearson is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Ross Pearson slides his arm under Joe Lauzon's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Lauzon struggles to free himself
Lauzon's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke from Ross Pearson appears to be unbreakable
Pearson secures the lock while Joe Lauzon refuses to tap... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Ross Pearson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:29 Round 2
Statistics: Ross Pearson
Punches 9/18 (50%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 19/28 (68%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 313 s
Statistics: Joe Lauzon
Punches 22/33 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 313 s
Good fight. Lauzon looked to be recovering a bit, and came on strong late, but then Ross caught him a few times when it mattered and took home the victory.
Joe Lauzon looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Pearson and Lauzon move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Pearson.
It looks like Lauzon was hit by a bus!
Lauzon's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Lauzon has a small cut in his Nose
Joe Lauzon attempts a sweep single...
Joe Lauzon catches Ross Pearson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Lauzon.
Crushing shot to Pearson's body! He's holding his side
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Pearson
Lauzon struggles on the ground and tries to break Ross Pearson's guard...
Joe Lauzon is in Pearson open guard now
Joe Lauzon is in open guard over Pearson
Lauzon tries to move to full mount
Lauzon succeeds
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
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 Ross Pearson
Joe Lauzon tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Lauzon is locking that armbar...
Pearson is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
Lauzon works on the ground with his fingers over Pearson's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy saw it!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Joe Lauzon for eye poke.
John McCarthy allows Pearson time to recover... 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.
Joe Lauzon moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Lauzon decides to launch some tentative punches
Joe Lauzon takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Ross Pearson is opening up on Lauzon and raining down combinations!
Lauzon doesn't look worried as he defends.
Lauzon is trying to counter now!
Joe Lauzon throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Pearson's chin! That stops Pearson in his tracks!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Ross Pearson!
Lauzon is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Lauzon's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Ross Pearson has found an opening in the defense of Lauzon, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Lauzon is wobbling!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Pearson wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Lauzon doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Pearson wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Pearson struggles and launches a few punches to Lauzon's head
Nothing from this... Ross Pearson seems frustrated.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lauzon launches a few hard punches to Ross Pearson's ribs!
Ross Pearson's ribs shows the damage! Joe Lauzon is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ross Pearson is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Lauzon doesn't let Pearson get in on his legs.
Ross Pearson gets sloppy and Joe Lauzon tries to take advantage...
Joe Lauzon is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Lauzon catches an ankle and Pearson is tripped to the mat!
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Pearson
Lauzon is in closed guard... Pearson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Joe Lauzon!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Joe Lauzon is in closed guard over Pearson
Lauzon use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) is cheering him!
Joe Lauzon is in side mount over Ross Pearson
Pearson 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 side mount over Ross Pearson
Pearson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Ross Pearson attempts to trap Joe Lauzon in his guard.
Ross Pearson manages to switch to half guard.
Joe Lauzon is in half 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.
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 3:55 in the 1 round
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.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Joe Lauzon is in full mount over Ross Pearson
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 Ross Pearson
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Pearson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Lauzon's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Lauzon
Joe Lauzon attempts to move to full guard
Joe Lauzon manages to switch to full guard.
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Lauzon
Pearson tries to move to full mount
Pearson's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Lauzon is trying to counter now!
Lauzon tries to close his guard around Pearson
He succeeds!
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Lauzon
Pearson steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Pearson use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) is cheering him!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Pearson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Lauzon's being punished here!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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A furious flurry of punches from Joe Lauzon
puts Pearson in a world of hurt!
Pearson fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Lauzon sprawls and remains on his feet.
Pearson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Joe Lauzon's punches
Pearson is on the receiving end of a great combo by Lauzon.
A left hook from Pearson
grazes the chin of Lauzon.
Nice punches from Ross Pearson.
Lauzon staggers backwards. Pearson wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Good front kick from Pearson!
Lauzon stumbles backwards after that one!
Lauzon tries to grapple
Pearson moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Lauzon dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Pearson from the ground!
A furious flurry of punches from Joe Lauzon
just misses Pearson.
Poorly executed technique. Ross Pearson looks to counter!
Pearson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Lauzon's defense muffles the blows.
Joe Lauzon takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Joe Lauzon launches a rapid series of punches
taking Pearson from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
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 Lauzon
Pearson tries to open up Lauzon with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Lauzon is trying to block them with his hands...
Ross Pearson is in open guard over Lauzon
Lauzon tries to close his guard around Pearson
He succeeds!
Ross Pearson is in closed guard over Lauzon
Pearson use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) is cheering him!
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Ross Pearson hovers above Lauzon
Good punches to Lauzon's body.
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Pearson leans back...
He clobbers Joe Lauzon's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Lauzon's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Ross Pearson tries to open Lauzon's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Ross Pearson. Lauzon is unable to cover himself now!
Ross Pearson is in side mount over Joe Lauzon
Ross Pearson looks to pass to mount...
Pearson slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Joe Lauzon.
Ross Pearson is in full mount over Joe Lauzon
Ross Pearson isolates Joe Lauzon's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Joe Lauzon is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Poorly executed technique. Joe Lauzon looks to counter!
Lauzon tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Ross Pearson is in half guard over Lauzon
Pearson delivers a few accurate elbows!
Lauzon is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Lauzon has a small cut in his Left cheek
Pearson is in rear mount over Lauzon
Lauzon has given his back to Ross Pearson who is trying to get one hook in!
Ross Pearson has one hook in!
Pearson is in rear mount over Lauzon with one hook in
Pearson 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! Pearson now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Pearson is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Joe Lauzon doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Pearson's moves.
Pearson is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Pearson is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Pearson tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Lauzon!
Lauzon adopts the turtle defense and Pearson is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Pearson is in rear mount over Lauzon with two hooks in
Ross Pearson slides his arm under Joe Lauzon's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Lauzon struggles to free himself
Lauzon's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke from Ross Pearson appears to be unbreakable
Pearson secures the lock while Joe Lauzon refuses to tap... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Ross Pearson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:29 Round 2
Statistics: Ross Pearson
Punches 9/18 (50%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 19/28 (68%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 313 s
Statistics: Joe Lauzon
Punches 22/33 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 313 s
Good fight. Lauzon looked to be recovering a bit, and came on strong late, but then Ross caught him a few times when it mattered and took home the victory.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!