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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stanley Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton misses with a takedown attempt
and Pearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Newton.
Newton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson clinches with his opponent.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Newton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pearson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson instigates a clinch.
Newton managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Newton avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson has Newton pressed against the cage.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Newton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson effectively controlling the action here.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
Newton is breathing heavily.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson'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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson is leaning against Newton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Newton's ribcage.
Pearson manages to break the clinch.
Pearson instigates a clinch.
Newton tries for a takedown but Pearson manages to get underhooks.
Pearson slowing the pace effectively.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newton is defending well for now.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Newton up against the cage.
Pearson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Stalling in the clinch from Pearson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pearson clinches up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pearson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pearson is pressed up against the cage. Newton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pearson down to the mat. Pearson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Newton, pushing him back against the cage.
Newton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Newton up against the cage.
Pearson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson just leaning against Newton, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stanley Pearson.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton looks for a takedown but Pearson sprawls well.
Newton shoots and misses
letting Pearson counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson has managed to clinch.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pearson after a bit of a struggle.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Newton letting Pearson take a breather here.
Newton avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newton avoids it.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Newton.
Pearson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pearson stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Newton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newton avoids it.
Pearson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Newton.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newton is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stanley Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Newton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pearson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Newton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pearson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
Newton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pearson defends well and Newton ends up having to push Pearson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson forces Newton back against the cage and clinches.
Newton avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Newton in a clinch.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Newton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newton fails with the takedown
and Pearson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson clinches up with Newton and pushes him back against the cage.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Newton wants a takedown but no success here.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Pearson breaks the clinch.
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Newton, pushing him back against the cage.
Pearson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Stanley Pearson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Newton managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson gets through Newton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newton.
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Newton closes the distance and clinches up with Pearson, looking for a takedown. Newton pushes Pearson against the cage but Pearson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Newton gets tackled into the cage by Pearson. Pearson maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson leaning against his opponent.
Bill Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson stalling.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanley Pearson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pearson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Pearson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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