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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pearson (ranked 1148 p4p, 129 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 1241 p4p, 141 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138 lbs
26 - 25 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson misses with a hook to the body
and Sainty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sainty.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sainty taking a breather.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearson tries to work over Sainty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sainty has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sainty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sainty is trying to stall.
Pearson tries a body shot but Sainty blocks it.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Sainty 's eye.
Pearson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson tries to work over Sainty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sainty backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Sainty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sainty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sainty avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sainty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sainty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Sainty saw that one coming.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
Pearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pearson - that will leave a mark!
A jab from Pearson does it's job there.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sainty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Sainty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sainty motions for Pearson to come forward. Sainty throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sainty was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sainty moves away.
Sainty is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sainty doesn't seem bothered though.
Pearson tries to clinch but Sainty moves out of range.
Pearson throws a predictable looking body shot
so Sainty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sainty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pearson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sainty engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty prevents Pearson from getting back to his feet.
Pearson pushes Sainty off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sainty.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sainty takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sainty counters with a single leg into guard. Pearson didn't expect that.
Sainty wants to pass the guard but Pearson is keeping the position.
Sainty trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wants to stand but Sainty is controlling the position.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Sainty tries to pass.
Pearson pushes Sainty off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pearson throws a lazy head kick
and Sainty counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pearson is looking to stand up but Sainty isn't so interested in that idea.
Sainty is looking to advance position but Pearson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pearson is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sainty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sainty blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Sainty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson backing away here, and Sainty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sainty looks to land a body kick but Pearson moved away.
Pearson throws a push kick but Sainty slaps the foot to one side.
And Sainty tries to counter it with a takedown but Pearson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sainty.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Sainty checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sainty shoots in and drives through. Pearson sprawls well.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sainty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pearson throws Sainty to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sainty.
Pearson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sainty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sainty walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
Sainty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson throws a push kick but Sainty slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pearson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sainty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sainty. That did some damage!
Pearson misses with a head kick.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson swings for the body but Sainty moves out of range.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty clobbers Pearson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sainty moves away.
Sainty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sainty moves away.
Sainty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.
Sainty moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Pearson misses with an uppercut.
Pearson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sainty's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sainty lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sainty throws a low kick but Pearson avoids it.
Pearson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sainty.
Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Sainty avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sainty is pushing Pearson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sainty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sainty.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sainty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saintys head.
Pearson tries a body shot but Sainty blocks it.
Sainty is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sainty.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Sainty shrugs off.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sainty's elbow.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sainty in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sainty has Pearson pressed against the cage.
Pearson tries to work over Sainty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sainty can't break the clinch.
Sainty holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sainty takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sainty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sainty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Sainty counters with a single leg into guard. Pearson didn't expect that.
Pearson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sainty off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Sainty saw that one coming.
And Sainty tries to counter it with a takedown but Pearson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Donk. Pearson catches Sainty right on the button with a cross.
Sainty is rocked!
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Sainty is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sainty.
Sainty seems to have recovered his senses.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
Sainty jumps guard and drags Pearson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pearson stands and steps away. Sainty gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
Pearson avoids a kick to the body.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Sainty moved out of range nicely.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pearson as he avoids it easily.
Pearson rushes Sainty and presses him up against the cage.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Sainty shrugs off.
Sainty blocking some punches.
Sainty dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sainty can do to turn this around?
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sainty controls his hands.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sainty avoids it.
Sainty takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sainty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sainty.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sainty.
Sainty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sainty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Sainty's ribcage. Sainty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Sainty blocks a body shot from Pearson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Sainty shrugs off.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pearson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Daniel Sainty has been cut.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sainty's defenses.
Sainty jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Sainty around his waist. Sainty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sainty.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Sainty's ribcage. Sainty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sainty tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sainty avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sainty avoiding damage.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson tries to work over Sainty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Sainty blocks the elbow strike.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Sainty avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson tries a body shot but Sainty blocks it.
Sainty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Sainty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearson is keeping busy.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Sainty.
Daniel Sainty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sainty's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Pearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pearson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!
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energy
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