UFC on Fuel TV 9 Play-by-Play: Ross Pearson vs. Ryan Couture

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Ross Pearson vs. Ryan Couture

Round 1: They touch gloves.  Couture circles on the outside.  Pearson moving forward.  Couture clinches and presses Pearson against the cage.  Couture delivers a knee to the body.  Couture changes levels but can’t get the takedown.  He drops down again and gets a single leg takedown.  Pearson gets up immediately and they separate.  Pearson stalking Couture.  Couture using lateral movement.  Couture moves in for the clinch.  Pearson lands a knee as Couture dropped down.  They’re separated adn Pearson lands a left hand.  The round ends.  MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for Couture.

Round 2: Pearson pursuing Couture.  He lands a left hand.  Couture continues to circle on the outside.  Couture lands a left hand.  They clinch and Couture delivers a knee to the body and presses Pearson against the cage.  Couture lands a combination as they separated.  Pearson goes to the body and then a right hand to the jaw.  Pearson steps in with a left hand.  Couture clinches and lands a knee to the body.  Pearson pushes him away.  Couture changing stances.  Couture throws a kick that Pearson catches.  Pearson lands a right hand and Couture gets up.  Pearson goes in pursuit, landing a left hand, and another.  Couture covers and tries to retreat.  Pearson chases him and places a left hook on the chin, dropping Couture.  Pearson finishes with strikes on the ground.

The official time of the stoppage was 3:45 of the second round.

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