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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Factor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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278 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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240 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Factor!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Factor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Factor moves away.
Pearson looks to land a combination but Factor avoids it well.
Factor blocks a jab.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Factor.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Factor avoids it really well and circles away.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Factor.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Pearson misses its intended target.
Lester Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson swats away the attempt to clinch by Factor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson takes a swing at Factor's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Pearson misses its intended target.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Factor's shoulder, as Factor tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson lands with a right hand.
It looks like Max Factor has been cut.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Factor's head but Factor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Factor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Factor doesn't seem bothered though.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Factor wants to sweep here but Pearson controlling him for the moment.
Factor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pearson won't allow Factor to sweep him here.
Pearson pushes down on Factor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Factor wants to improve his position but Pearson is controlling well.
Pearson wants to pass the guard but Factor is defending well.
Pearson is trying to control the action in half guard but Factor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Factor keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pearson tries to pass to full mount but Factor defends it.
Factor keeping hold of Pearson's head, controlling as best he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Factor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Factor moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pearson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Factor as he avoids it easily.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Factor.
Pearson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson lands a jab to the nose.
Factor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Max Factor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Factor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Pearson looks to land a right hand but Factor moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Factor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Factor tries to clinch up but Pearson circles away and keeps his distance.
Factor misses with a straight left.
Pearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Factor saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Factor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearson tests Factor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pearson scores with a sloppy right hand. Factor should have avoided that one.
Pearson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Factor as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Factor moves in looking to clinch but Pearson pushes him off.
Pearson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pearson misses with a hook.
Factor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Factor pinned against the cage. Factor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Factor.
Pearson with a hook.
That has opened up Max Factor's cut even more.
Pearson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Factor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Factor as Pearson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Factor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pearson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Factor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pearson somewhat.
Pearson throws a hook but Factor blocks it.
Pearson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Factor.
Factor leaves Pearson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Factor slips a straight right by Pearson.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Factor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Factor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pearson.
The cut above Max Factor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lester Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Factor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No luck for Pearson with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Factor moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pearson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Factor but Factor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pearson swats away the attempt to clinch by Factor.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Factor avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Factor as he jumps to the side.
Factor takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Pearson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Max Factor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pearson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Factor swivels and escapes.
Factor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Factor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pearson.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Factor ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Factor is just out of range.
Pearson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Factor's waist but Factor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pearson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Factor doesn't manage to clinch there - Pearson circles away.
Pearson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Factor pinned against the cage. Factor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Factor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Factor avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands with an uppercut that bounces Factor off the cage and back into rage.
Factor stuffs the takedown attempt from Pearson. Pearson gets slowly back to his feet.
Pearson lands a lovely overhand right.
Pearson misses with the combination.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Factor.
Pearson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Factor's waist but Factor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pearson off to one side.
Pearson misses with a looping right.
Factor rushes Pearson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Factor crunches a lovely knee into Pearson's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Factor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Factor pushes Pearson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Factor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pearson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Factor misses with a knee strike.
Factor lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lester Pearson has been cut.
Factor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Factor misses with a knee strike.
Factor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Factor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Factor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Factor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pearson is defending well for now.
Factor working Pearson over with knees to the body.
Factor lands an elbow inside.
Factor tries a knee to the head but Pearson blocks it.
Factor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Max Factor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Factor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Factor pushes off an throws an elbow but Pearson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Factor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Factor lands a nice elbow.
Factor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Factor on the inside.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Factor looking to throw knees to the head but Pearson is blocking nicely.
Factor prevents the takedown attempt.
Factor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Factor missing with knees to the body.
Factor misses with an elbow strike.
Factor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pearson's defenses.
Pearson is trying to maintain a safe position but Factor gets an underhook and turns Pearson into the cage.
Factor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pearson avoids it.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Factor blocks a body shot from Pearson.
A right hook to the body lands for Factor.
Factor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pearson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Factor lands a body shot.
Factor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Factor.
Factor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pearson or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Factor as Pearson tries to tie him up.
Factor is leaning against Pearson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Factor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pearson avoids it.
Factor stops a takedown attempt from Pearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Factor.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson trying to control the position but instead, Factor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pearson into the cage.
A short left from Factor.
A short body shot lands from Factor as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Factor misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Factor.
Factor connects with a knee to the head.
Factor lands a shot to the body.
Factor lands a left hand.
Lester Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A knee to the head by Factor.
Factor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson trying to stall but Factor improves his position.
Nice elbow from Factor.
Factor misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Factor.
Pearson avoiding damage as Factor throws knees to the body.
Factor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Max Factor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Factor on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Factor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pearson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Pearson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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