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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pearson (ranked 1071 p4p, 1495 weight class) and Tom Thomas (ranked 130 p4p, 172 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 28 - 26 - 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 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Tom Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Pearson misses.
Thomas misses the jab.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Pearson lands with a kick to the temple. Thomas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pearson swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Pearson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Thomas punishes Pearson's body with a nice straight punch.
Pearson scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas digs a good body shot into Pearson's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Thomas throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Pearson's knee but Pearson avoids it well.
Pearson throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Pearson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thomas.
Thomas connects with a leg kick.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Pearson slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pearson lands an overhand right.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Thomas throws a jab when Pearson was well out of range.
A lazy left from Pearson finds it's target.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws out a counter right but Pearson avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Pearson.
Pearson is looking to counter the offense by Thomas and move into the clinch.
Pearson connects with a solid leg kick.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Pearson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
Pearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thomas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thomas lands with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pearson.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Pearson moves away and avoids it.
Pearson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pearson, as that shot connected.
Thomas is rocked!
Pearson throws a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Pearson there.
Thomas instigates a clinch.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas lands a jab.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Pearson.
Thomas swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Pearson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pearson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas cracks Pearson with an open hand slap.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Pearson slips a jab from Thomas.
Pearson swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Pearson moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Pearson swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a body shot
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Pearson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas moves into range and clinches up with Pearson.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Pearson.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
I was talking to Pearson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson connects with the punch.
Pearson with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Pearson is working Thomas over against the cage.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Pearson works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Tom Thomas has been cut.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pearson pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thomas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Pearson.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Pearson.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Thomas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pearson lands a head kick!
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Pearson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson throws a monster overhand right that drops Thomas! Pearson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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