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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raske (ranked 963 p4p, 134 weight class) and Tyson Pearson (ranked 3441 p4p, 374 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raske swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Raske takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pearson lands with a nice combination. Raske backs away looking to recover.
Pearson dips to his left and cracks Raske with an uppercut!
Pearson throws a right and a left that Raske avoids nicely.
We've been told by Raske's head coaches at Aspire Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pearson sizes up Raske with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raske's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pearson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raske scrambles back to his feet.
Pearson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raske.
Raske swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raske is looking to clinch.
Pearson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raske takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pearson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pearson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pearson slips a jab from Raske.
Pearson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raske takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pearson.
Raske is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Raske moves out of range easily.
Raske was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raske gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Pearson as he connects with a hook.
Oh Raske is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raske paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raske seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Tyson Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson misses with a hook. Raske ducked under it nicely.
Raske takes the fight into the clinch.
Raske scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raske tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
Raske fails to pull guard.
Raske misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Pearson scores with a shot to the body.
Raske looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pearson tries to bum rush Raske with a series of wild strikes but Raske uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A quick step to the side and Raske tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson lands with a hook. Raske tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pearson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pearson scores with a punch to the head.
Raske dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
An attempted straight right counter from Raske misses the target.
Raske dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
Raske connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Raske throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raske looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Pearson does no damage.
Raske tries to clinch up.
Pearson throws a poor cross that misses
and Raske connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pearson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pearson tries to work over Raske's front leg with a kick but Raske checks it.
Raske misses with a straight right.
Pearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson scores with a decent looking hook.
Raske throws a leg kick but Pearson moved away.
Pearson has Raske up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Raske lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske letting Pearson take a breather here.
Raske has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a knee to the head.
Pearson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raske misses with the head strike.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Raske.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Raske lands an uppercut.
Raske misses with a punch on the inside.
Raske swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raske tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Raske misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Raske blocking some punches.
Raske pushes Pearson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Raske's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pearson tries to clinch but Raske moves out of range.
It looked like Raske wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pearson throws a head kick but Raske moves out of range.
Raske loads up on a big right hand but Pearson slips the punch.
Pearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pearson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Raske avoids them all with ease.
Pearson with a nice cross.
Pearson is looking to chop away at Raske's legs.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Raske uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pearson.
Raske checks the leg kick.
Pearson throws a head kick but Raske moves out of range.
Tyson Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raske thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson jabs Raske to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raske moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Pearson misses its intended target.
Raske lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearson circles away quickly and effectively.
Pearson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pearson is rocked!
Pearson misses with a lunging right hand
and Raske counters by moving into the clinch.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Raske finish him?
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Raske drags the fight down to the ground.
Raske is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Pearson frees his head nicely. Oh but Raske has switched to an armbar! Pearson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Thomas Raske!
Thomas Raske decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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