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Event: GAMMA#856 Horse v Ruas     
Date:   Oct 03, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a leg kick but Laine checks it.
A good leg kick by Laine.
Laine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pearson's head.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pearson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab from Pearson.
Pearson throws a lazy body kick
and Laine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pearson throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Laine has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Pearson slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine thuds a left hand into Pearson's body.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Laine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pearson lands with a kick to the ribs. #CL#
Pearson pushes Laine up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine with a jab.#T1#
Laine connects with a solid leg kick.
Laine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pearson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Laine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Laine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laine checks a low kick from Pearson.
Laine throws a big counter head kick but Pearson avoids it with no problem.
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.#CL#
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Laine in a clinch. #BC2#
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Laine finds it's target.#ROC2#Pearson is rocked!
Laine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Pearson misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine lands with a right and another and another! Pearson is in big trouble! Laine lands again and this time it's lights out for Pearson! A quality knockout there for Laine.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Muuka Laine!
After the fight, Muuka Laine was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

 

Event: GAMMA#850 Rones v Gravas     
Date:   Sep 05, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD#
Chugman dives in and scores a takedown into Pearson's guard.
Pearson wants to stand and escape but Chugman is having none of it.
Chugman content to stall in guard here.
Chugman trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Chugman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pearson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chugman stops Pearson from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Chugman from controlling successfully.
Chugman is looking to work some ground and pound but Pearson has wrist control.#ES2#
Pearson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chugman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T1##CL2#
Pearson forces Chugman back against the cage and clinches.
Chugman is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Chugman into the cage.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chugman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chugman misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Chugman breaks the clinch.
Chugman ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Chugman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#TD#
Chugman scores with a takedown into Pearson's guard.
Chugman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chugman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Chugman from controlling successfully.
Pearson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chugman is controlling him.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Chugman from controlling successfully. #T2#
Chugman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pearson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chugman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chugman lands a couple of digs.
Chugman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Chugman from controlling successfully.
Pearson can't keep his opponent in guard - Chugman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearson is staying active underneath Chugman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pearson tries to kick Chugman off but Chugman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've been hearing that Chugman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chugman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chugman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pearson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chugman wants to pass the guard but Pearson is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chugman prevents Pearson from standing back up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chugman slips under a jab.
Pearson throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Chugman counters with a shoot takedown. Pearson fights it but they end up in guard.
Chugman is stalling in the full guard.
Chugman won't allow Pearson to get back to his feet.
Chugman trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Chugman prevents Pearson from getting back to his feet.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Chugman from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pearson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chugman is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Chugman moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Chugman gets control of Pearson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chugman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SU2#
Pearson gets to his feet - Chugman follows without any prompting.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chugman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chugman swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Chugman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Chugman swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson lands a nice shot that snaps Chugman's head back.
Chugman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson stuffs the takedown.
Pearson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chugman moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Chugman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chugman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pearson pinned against the cage. Pearson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chugman sets himself, and Pearson steps forward looking for the clinch! Chugman avoids it this time.
Chugman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Chugman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Chugman.
Chugman just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chugman moves away.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson scores with a hook.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses #TD#
and Chugman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chugman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson wants to stand but Chugman is controlling the position. #T1#
Chugman wants to control from the top but Pearson keeps moving.
Chugman forces his way into half guard.
Chugman sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB#
Chugman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chugman lands strikes from half guard.
Klaus Chugman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chugman is trying to control. Pearson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pearson is trying to stand up here but Chugman is controlling him well. #SUB#
Pearson pushes Chugman off, looking to escape but Chugman dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Pearson is forced to tap! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Klaus Chugman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Klaus Chugman waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.

 

Event: GC 358 Giant vs Krieg     
Date:   Aug 01, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vega under the eye.
A lazy body kick from Pearson
and Vega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pearson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vega under the eye.
Pearson dances in with a quick combination. Vega is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Pearson snaps Vega's head back. Vega stumbles backwards against the cage. Pearson steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Vega's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Vega just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: GC 355 Ribbit vs Cooke     
Date:   Jul 11, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson misses with a looping right.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joteel.
Joteel throws a leg kick which misses Pearson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pearson tries to avoid it.
We've been told by Pearson's head coaches at UnderGround Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson takes one on the button.
Joteel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joteel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pearson with a body shot.
Pearson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joteel needs to keep his hands up - Pearson had a free shot at his head there.
Joteel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pearson.
Joteel throws a jab but it's blocked by Pearson.
Joteel connects with a leg kick.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson catches Joteel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Pearson misses.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joteel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joteel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pearson will feel that in the morning.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Joteel is just out of range.
Jab by Pearson.
Pearson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pearson swings for the body but Joteel moves out of range.
Pearson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joteel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Pearson swinging wildly here.
Joteel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL2#
Joteel moves into range and clinches up with Pearson.
Joteel lands a body punch.
Joteel looking to stall.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Joteel avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Joteel misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Joteel breaks the clinch.
Joteel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pearson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL#
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joteel, pushing him back against the cage.
Joteel prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Joteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Joteel on the inside.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Joteel controls the action.
Joteel blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
A short uppercut from Joteel.
Joteel can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Joteel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Joteel controls the action.
Joteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joteel lands with a light punch inside.
Joteel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
Joteel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joteel blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Joteel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pearson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Joteel can turn it around.
Joteel misses with a punch to the body.
Joteel lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#Pearson is rocked!
A short right from Joteel on the inside.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Joteel scores with a shoulder strike.
Joteel throws a big uppercut that drops Pearson! More strikes from Joteel and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pearson lies dazed against the cage as Joteel celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacque Joteel!
Jacque Joteel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: GC 352 Phoenix vs Ribbit     
Date:   Jun 20, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A cross from Whiplash lands.
Pearson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Whiplash slips under a jab from Pearson.
Whiplash throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Whiplash moves out of range easily.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Whiplash moved out of range nicely.
Pearson thuds his right hand into Whiplash's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whiplash appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whiplash throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Whiplash.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Pearson.
Pearson throws a push kick but Whiplash slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whiplash.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Whiplash counters with a stiff right hand.
Pearson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Whiplash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pearson.#T1#
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whiplash moves away.
Whiplash with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pearson to score with a decent uppercut.
Pearson misses with an uppercut.
Whiplash connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#ROC#Pearson is rocked!
Pearson tries to work over Whiplash's front leg with a kick but Whiplash checks it.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Whiplash finish him?
Whiplash fakes the body blow, causing Pearson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Pearson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Snappy Whiplash!
Snappy Whiplash tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

 

Event: GC 349 Starker vs Nickels     
Date:   May 30, 2020
#R1#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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. #ROC#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.#T3#
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.#CL2#
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.#BC2#
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.#T4#
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.#R2#
The crowd cheers as Pearson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
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. #T1#
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!#BC2#
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.#T2##CL2#
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. #T3#
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Thomas in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#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. #T4#
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. #BC2#
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!#R3#
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!

 

Event: GC 345 Phoenix vs Hand     
Date:   May 03, 2020
#R1#
Walcott lands a body shot.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pearson throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Walcott throws out a powerful jab.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Walcott has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Walcott takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pearson checks a low kick from Walcott.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Walcott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pearson blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses
and Walcott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
A jab from Pearson finds it's way through Walcott's defenses. #ROC#
Walcott is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walcott.
Walcott is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott throws a fast counter high kick but Pearson manages to duck under it in time.
Walcott seems to have recovered his senses.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott throws a shot to the body.
Pearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T1#
Walcott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walcott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Pearson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson misses with a right hand
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Walcott moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson sets himself, and Walcott steps forward looking for the clinch! Pearson avoids it this time.
Pearson misses with a hook.
Walcott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Walcott misses its intended target.
Walcott throws a right hand that Pearson ducks under and follows up with a left that Pearson also avoids with ease.
Pearson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Walcott.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Pearson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walcott if he has to take too many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pearson - that will leave a mark!
Pearson throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Walcott punishes Pearson's body with a nice straight punch.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Walcott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Walcott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walcott throws out a counter right but Pearson avoids it with no problem.
Pearson throws a push kick but Walcott slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walcott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walcott takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walcott, as that shot connected. #CL2#
Walcott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Walcott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walcott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Walcott is leaning against Pearson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Walcott digs a right hand underneath Pearson's ribcage. Pearson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Walcott avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson blocking some punches.
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!
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott cracks Pearson with a nice body shot.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Pearson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Walcott avoids the damage to the body.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
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.
#R2#
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Pearson ducks down to avoid it.
Walcott moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott wants to counter with a clinch but Pearson pushes him away.
Walcott misses with a looping right.
Walcott throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walcott can do to turn this around?
Pearson throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Pearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walcott.
Pearson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walcott throws a hook but Pearson avoids it easily.
Pearson throws a lazy body kick
and Walcott counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott throws a body kick that misses.
Walcott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott cracks Pearson with an open hand slap.
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 tries to clinch there but Walcott circles away.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walcott throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walcott. #T1#
Pearson is looking to clinch but Walcott is avoiding it.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walcott jabs Pearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Pearson misses.
Walcott throws a chopping leg kick but Pearson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Pearson lands with a good body shot.
Pearson walks into a left hand.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Pearson misses its target.
Walcott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pearson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walcott scrambles back to his feet.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walcott feints a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Pearson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walcott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pearson.
A head kick by Pearson misses
and Walcott counters with a series of strikes. Pearson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pearson lands a jab to Walcott's midsection.
Walcott scores with a punch to the head.
Pearson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walcott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Walcott walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
Pearson blocks the body kick.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
Walcott lands a slapping body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walcott.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walcott. That's going to slow Pearson down.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott lands a leg kick that knocks Pearson off balance momentarily.
Pearson closes the distance but Walcott moves to the side
and Walcott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pearson clobbers Walcott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walcott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T3#
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Pearson moves out of range easily.
Pearson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walcott in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Pearson - just one landing.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Walcott looking to score a takedown here. Pearson is defending well but Walcott drives through and ends up in Pearson's guard.
Walcott sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pearson's guard.
Walcott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pearson is refusing to be controlled, as Walcott sits in half guard. #T4#
Walcott stalling. #SUB2#
Walcott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pearson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pearson is trying to stand back up but Walcott is controlling him #SUB2#
Walcott is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pearson is trying to stand back up but Walcott is controlling him #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tommy Walcott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Walcott throws a fast counter high kick but Pearson manages to duck under it in time.
Walcott connects with a jab.
Walcott cracks a nice hook into Pearson's ribs.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Walcott avoids it.
Pearson tries to clinch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.
Pearson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pearson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walcott can pounce on him.
Pearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walcott throws a wild body kick that Pearson sees coming a mile off.
Walcott throws a low kick but Pearson moves out of range easily.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Walcott scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Walcott only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.
Pearson lands with a straight right. Walcott didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Pearson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Walcott counter with a right hand.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Walcott throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson. #CL#
Pearson moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Pearson.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Walcott shrugs off.
Walcott tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Walcott lands a left hand.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Walcott lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott is leaning against Pearson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson presses Walcott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walcott lands with a left to the head.
Walcott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walcott dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Walcott lands a nice uppercut.
Walcott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards. #ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
Walcott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson takes a shot to the head.
Walcott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walcott lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pearson to his knees! Walcott keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Walcott!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tommy Walcott made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

 

Event: GC 341 Coco vs Hiko     
Date:   Apr 05, 2020
#R1#
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sainty is just out of range.
Sainty checks a low kick from Pearson.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
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 has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pearson.
Pearson takes a swing at Sainty's ribcage but misses.
Sainty tries to counter with a clinch but Pearson shakes him off and moves away.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson throws the left hand but Sainty avoids the punch easily.
Sainty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sainty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pearson scores with a push kick.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Sainty blocks the leg kick.
Pearson backing away here, and Sainty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pearson gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD2#
so Sainty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet but Sainty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sainty looking to pass the guard.
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.
Sainty slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1##ES#
Pearson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Sainty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sainty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearson is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Sainty blocks an uppercut.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sainty is defending well for now.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson cracks Sainty with a nice body shot.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Sainty avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage. #T2#
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sainty avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Sainty manages to break the clinch.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sainty is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pearson throws a body punch but Sainty moves out of range.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Sainty's shoulder, as Sainty tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson misses with a low kick as Sainty jumps back.
Pearson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sainty.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sainty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Sainty feints the counter takedown.
Pearson misses with a left hand
and Pearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pearson misses with a hook. Sainty ducked under it nicely.
No luck for Sainty with that takedown attempt.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T3#
Pearson swings for the body but Sainty moves out of range. #CL#
Pearson clinches up against the cage.
Pearson tries to work over Sainty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sainty jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pearson walks away with a smile on his face. Sainty gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pearson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sainty was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
And Sainty tries to counter it with a takedown but Pearson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sainty circles away.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Sainty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson lands with a kick to the temple. Sainty shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Sainty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Sainty's shoulder, as Sainty tries to avoid the shot.
Sainty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pearson cracks Sainty with an open hand slap.#ROC#
Sainty is rocked!
Pearson misses with the combination.
Sainty is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?#T4#
Pearson is looking to slow Sainty down with leg kicks.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Sainty ducks down to avoid it.
Sainty seems to have recovered his senses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sainty. Pearson shrugs it off though.
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!
The crowd cheers as Pearson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sainty doesn't seem phased though.
Pearson throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
and Sainty counters with a single leg into guard. Pearson didn't expect that.
Pearson wants to stand and escape but Sainty is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sainty tries to free his leg and advance position but Pearson is retaining full guard. #ES#
Pearson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sainty tries to score a body lock takedown but Pearson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sainty.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Sainty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sainty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Sainty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sainty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sainty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pearson swivels and escapes.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Sainty with the counter takedown but Pearson avoids it easily.
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.
Sainty avoids a kick to the body.
Pearson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sainty with the counter takedown but Pearson avoids it easily.
Pearson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearson misses with a lunging right hand
and Sainty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sainty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sainty wants to counter the offense by Pearson and move into the clinch position.
Pearson takes a swing at Sainty's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Sainty looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Pearson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sainty takes an elbow to the forehead. #T1#
Pearson pushes Sainty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sainty can do to turn this around?
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sainty's elbow.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Sainty 's eye.
A short left from Pearson.
Sainty jumps guard but Pearson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Sainty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T2#
Sainty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson looking to throw knees to the head but Sainty is blocking nicely.
Sainty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson tries a body shot but Sainty blocks it.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sainty controls his hands.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Sainty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sainty avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sainty's defenses.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sainty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearson is keeping busy.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Sainty.
Sainty takes a shot to the head.
Sainty is stalling here.
Pearson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sainty's efforts to push away.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sainty controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Pearson. #T4#
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Sainty avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson tries to work over Sainty'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.
Sainty blocks the elbow strike.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sainty drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pearson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sainty.
Pearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sainty.
Sainty tries to land a front kick but Pearson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Pearson. #TD2#
Sainty closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pearson quickly recovers to half guard.#ES#
Pearson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sainty keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Sainty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pearson avoids it really well and circles away.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Sainty saw that one coming.
Pearson looks to land a body kick but Sainty moved away.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sainty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Sainty sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson jabs Sainty right on the nose. Sainty blinks but takes it well.
Sainty slips a straight right by Pearson.
Sainty tries for a takedown but Pearson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sainty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson scores with a head kick. Sainty tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T1#
Sainty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Sainty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pearson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sainty circles away quickly and effectively.
Sainty is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sainty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Sainty blocks the body kick. #CL#
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Sainty 's eye.
Sainty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
Sainty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Sainty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and Sainty counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES#
Pearson has his feet on Sainty's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sainty slips a jab from Pearson.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and Sainty counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pearson is trying to stand back up but Sainty is controlling him
Sainty looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pearson is trying to stand back up but Sainty is controlling him #ES#
Pearson kicks off Sainty and gets to his feet. #T3#
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pearson misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Sainty decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pearson's guard.
Sainty won't allow Pearson to get back to his feet.
Pearson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sainty dives into side control.
Pearson bucks up and tries to throw Sainty off but instead Sainty has got his back!#SUB2#
Sainty looking to break Pearson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pearson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sainty will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#ES#
Pearson is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Sainty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Sainty with the counter takedown but Pearson avoids it easily.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sainty.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
A nice side step and Sainty releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#TD2#
Sainty shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pearson's guard.
Sainty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pearson is keeping the position for now.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sainty wants to control from the top but Pearson keeps moving.
Sainty throws a big right hand that misses.
Sainty prevents Pearson from getting back to his feet.
Daniel Sainty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: *GC 339 Smith Jr vs Alvarez     
Date:   Mar 22, 2020
#R1#
Pearson misses with a hook to the body #CL2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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 #TD2#
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. #T3#
Sainty prevents Pearson from getting back to his feet. #ES#
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#TD2#
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. #T4#
Pearson wants to stand but Sainty is controlling the position.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Sainty tries to pass. #ES#
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 #TD2#
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!#REVR##SU#
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.
#R2#
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.#TD2#
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!#ES#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#CL#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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. #BC2#
Sainty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Pearson misses #TD2#
and Sainty counters with a single leg into guard. Pearson didn't expect that. #ES#
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!
#R3#
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.#ROC#
Sainty is rocked!#CL#
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.#TD2#
Sainty jumps guard and drags Pearson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SU#
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. #T1#
Sainty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pearson as he avoids it easily. #CL#
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. #T2#
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. #CUT#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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!

 

Event: GC 336 Andrade vs Pearson     
Date:   Feb 29, 2020
#R1##KD#
De Andrade lands a big right hand that sends Pearson crashing to the mat! De Andrade stays standing though and waves Pearson back to his feet!#ROC#
Pearson is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Johnny Pearson has been cut.
Pearson misses with the body kick
and De Andrade counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
An out of breath Marcelo Costa De Andrade thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: GC 333 Paulin vs Cobb     
Date:   Feb 08, 2020
#R1#
Pearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pearson is looking to counter punch.
Pearson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chu on the side of the head.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chu tries to score a body lock takedown but Pearson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Chu avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Chu.
Chu lands a nice elbow.
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chu working aggressively here.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chu's elbow.
Chu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chu scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearson tries a body shot but Chu blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Chu lands an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chu 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Nice elbow from Chu.
Chu lands with a short shot to the head.
Chu fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Chu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Chu can't get the takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chu.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Chu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chu is working Pearson over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pearson's brow.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chu blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearson tries a body shot but Chu blocks it.
Chu blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson blocks the elbow strike.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Our sources have told us that Pearson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chu blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chu throws an elbow but misses. #T2#
Chu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pearson after a bit of a struggle.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tzu Chu.
Pearson avoids the elbow strike from Chu, against the cage.
Chu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Chu lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Chu controls the action.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chu working aggressively here.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chu lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Chu pushes off an throws an elbow but Pearson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chu prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson takes a shot to the head.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chu is defending well for now.
Chu lands a shoulder strike.
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Chu.
Chu misses with the head strike.
Chu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsons head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chu backwards. #T3#
Chu takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Tzu Chu has been cut.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chu's defenses.
Chu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson blocks the elbow strike.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the head but Chu blocks with his arms.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Chu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pearson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chu misses with a punch on the inside.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chu is trying to drag Pearson to the mat but Pearson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chu pushes Pearson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson works on Chu's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Chu swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Chu looks winded!#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chus head.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chu's defenses.
Pearson with a knee to the head.
Chu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson tries a body shot but Chu blocks it.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Chu tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Chu back against the cage.
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chu throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tzu Chu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Chu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chu moves out of range as Pearson strikes.
Pearson jabs at Chu's body.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Pearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Pearson clinches up with Chu and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Chu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Chu fails to land.
Pearson gets through Chu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Chu scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson tries to work over Chu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pearson's brow.
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T1#
Chu swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson takes a shot to the head.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chu blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chu lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pearson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Chu controls his hands.
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chu tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chu has Pearson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pearson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Chu controls the action.
Chu tries to score a body lock takedown but Pearson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tzu Chu.
Chu is breathing heavily.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chu can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson. #T2#
Pearson gets through Chu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Pearson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chu.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Pearson works on Chu's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Chu lands a right hand.
Pearson working Chu over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson is working Chu over against the cage.
Pearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Chu won't want to take too many of those.
Chu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Chu in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Chu shrugs off.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson works on Chu's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Chu.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Chu's ribcage. Chu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Chu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chu.
Chu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Chu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Chu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#
Chu is rocked!
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Chu is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Chu shrugs off.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearson working the clinch nicely. Chu is working for position but Pearson cracks him with a big knee to the head! Chu crumples up against the cage and Pearson lands two more shots before the ref can save Chu! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: GC 329 Cobb vs Megaton     
Date:   Jan 11, 2020
#R1#
Dee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Dee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Dee moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Dee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dee throws a jab when Pearson was well out of range.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Dee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pearson lands with a nice body punch.
Dee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearson circles away quickly and effectively.
Pearson throws a head kick but Dee moves out of range.
Dee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dee misses the shot to the body.
Dee misses with a hook.
Pearson tests Dee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson. #T1#
Pearson cracks Dee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dee misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Dee. Beautiful body shot.
Dee misses with a two punch combination.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dee throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dee walks into a jab.
Pearson throws a head kick but Dee moves out of range.
Dee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Pearson avoids a kick to the body.
Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dee manages to circle out of the way.#CL#
Pearson has Dee up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson is pressed up against the cage. Dee 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.
Dee throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dee.
Pearson scores with a head kick. Dee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T2#
Pearson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
Pearson punishes Dee's body with a nice straight punch.
Dee sizes up Pearson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.
Dee connects with a solid leg kick.
Pearson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dee! But no joy.
Pearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pearson.
Dee lands the left hand.#ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
Dee lands with a right and another and another! Pearson is in big trouble! Dee lands again and this time it's lights out for Pearson! A quality knockout there for Dee.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Klay Dee!
A victorious Klay Dee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: GC 323 Nurmy vs Machida     
Date:   Nov 23, 2019
#R1#
Cassino steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pearson. That one must have hurt.#CL#
Cassino tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Pearson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.#BC2#
Cassino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL#
Pearson forces Cassino back against the cage and clinches.
Cassino managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Cassino is trying to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling him.
Cassino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Cassino manages to break the clinch.
Cassino throws a jab but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Pearson drives through and clinches with Cassino against the cage. #BC2#
Cassino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearson feints and then cracks Cassino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cassino down.
Pearson slips under a jab from Cassino.
Pearson tries to move into range but Cassino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassino circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Cassino misses.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cassino misses with a hook. Pearson ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Cassino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson throws a head kick that Cassino semi-blocks.
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Cassino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pearson slips a straight right by Cassino.
Pearson cracks Cassino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pearson lands a nice shot that snaps Cassino's head back.
Cassino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pearson to score with a decent uppercut.
Cassino blocks a leg kick.
Pearson pushes Cassino away with a front kick.
Pearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cassino takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Pearson.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Cassino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pearson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cassino looks to land a combination but Pearson avoids it well.
Cassino looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Pearson is looking to clinch but Cassino is avoiding it.
Cassino moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
A big right from Cassino misses.
Pearson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassino misses the shot to the body.
Cassino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cassino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Cassino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Pearson.
Pearson lands a head shot.
Pearson slips a jab from Cassino.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Cassino saw that one coming.
Cassino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Pearson misses.
Pearson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cassino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson misses with a straight right.
Pearson blocks the body kick.
Pearson throws a body punch but Cassino moves out of range.
Pearson throws a chopping leg kick but Cassino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pearson throws a combination. Cassino tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cassino 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 lands a high kick!
Pearson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cassino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Pearson coming out on top.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Cassino moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cassino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pearson misses with a shot to the body
and Cassino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson thows a body kick. Cassino tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pearson slips a jab from Cassino.
Pearson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Cassino circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Pearson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cassino if he has to take too many more of those.
Pearson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cassino takes one to the side of the head.
Pearson takes one on the button.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
Pearson checks a low kick from Cassino.
Pearson lands a nice looking body shot.
Pearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cassino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Pearson lands a slapping body shot.
Cassino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson checks the leg kick.
Pearson connects with a body shot that sends Cassino's belly button to the back.
Pearson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pearson. #CL#
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cassino, pushing him back against the cage.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cassino can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Cassino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cassino avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cassino.
Cassino is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Cassino has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pearson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cassino. #ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Cassino breaks from the clinch.
Cassino fakes the body blow, causing Pearson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Pearson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Monte Cassino!
A less than humble Monte Cassino misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

 

Event: GC 319 De Barros vs Bianchi     
Date:   Oct 26, 2019
#R1#
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Haze in a clinch.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Haze lands an uppercut.
Haze throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Haze is trying to trip Pearson. He has hold of a leg but Pearson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Haze persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pearson wants to stand but Haze is controlling the position.
Haze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze connects with a couple of short punches.
Pearson is looking to stand up but Haze isn't so interested in that idea. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze postures up and lands a big shot to Pearson's brow.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Haze manages to pass to side control.
Pearson is trying to stand back up but Haze is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pearson's head.
Haze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pearson is not content to let Haze control the position.#ES2#
Pearson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Haze avoids the head kick by Pearson. #T2#
Pearson scores with a nice strike.#CL#
Haze rushes Pearson and presses him up against the cage.
Haze 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.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haze lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Haze.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Haze's ribcage. Haze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Haze leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Haze dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Haze avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Haze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Haze taking a breather. #T3#
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haze is working Pearson over against the cage.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Haze.
Haze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Pearson tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Haze as the two fighters clinch. #TD#
Haze lands a takedown into guard.
Pearson wants to stand and escape but Haze is having none of it.
Haze content to stall in guard here.
Pearson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze. #T4#
Pearson wants to stand and escape but Haze is having none of it.
Haze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Pearson has wrist control.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Pearson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pearson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haze is controlling him. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That kick from Pearson tenderised Haze's leg. Haze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearson. That did some damage!
Pearson lands with a nice body kick.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze misses the jab.
Pearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haze throws a jab when Pearson was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Pearson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Pearson slips a straight right by Haze.
A cross from Haze lands.
Pearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Haze looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Haze thinks about countering with a head kick.
Haze throws a low kick but Pearson moves out of range easily.
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Pearson misses #TD#
and Haze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Haze stops Pearson from standing up.
Jerry Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Haze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pearson's head.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Pearson blocks nicely.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Pearson blocks nicely. #SU#
Haze decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Pearson blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Haze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Haze misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pearson, right into the meat. #CL2#
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Haze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haze lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#
Pearson is rocked!
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Haze finish him?#T2#
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Haze misses with some punches.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haze is working Pearson over against the cage.
Haze working aggressively here.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Haze working aggressively here.
Pearson seems to have recovered his senses.
Haze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Haze lands with a right to the head.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Haze.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson gets through Haze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haze tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage. #BC#
Haze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnny Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Haze misses with a head kick.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #TD#
Pearson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Pearson kicks Haze off and gets to his feet.
Haze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pearson thinks about the counter body kick.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Haze checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Pearson has Haze up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haze can't break the clinch.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pearson gets through Haze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Haze won't want to take too many of those.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haze's defenses.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Good body shot from Pearson.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Haze's ribcage.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Haze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haze. That did some damage!
Haze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haze slips under a jab.
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Haze moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
Pearson digs a good body shot into Haze's ribs.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pearson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearson throws a low kick but Haze moves out of range easily.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Pearson scores with a punch to the head.
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 low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pearson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haze rather than just go for the knockout.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Nice uppercut lands for Haze. That snapped Pearson's head back.
Pearson throws a shot to the body. #T1#
The fighters circling - Haze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Haze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Haze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pearson.
Pearson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pearson thuds his shin into the meat of Haze's side.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
Good shot there by Pearson.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pearson tries to bum rush Haze with a series of wild strikes but Haze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haze on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haze. #T2#
Haze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pearson has time to react.#CL2#
Pearson clinches up with Haze and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Haze.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Haze.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haze is defending well for now.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Haze won't want to take too many of those.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Haze tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the cage.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Haze takes a shot to the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Haze controls his hands.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haze scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Pearson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Haze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Haze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haze just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pearson's brow.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Pearson cracks Haze with a nice body shot.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haze.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Haze looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Haze circles away and keeps his distance.
Haze misses with a low kick as Pearson jumps back.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Haze.
Pearson lands with a right hand.
Pearson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pearson. Haze shrugs it off though.
Pearson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haze misses with a head kick.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Haze moves out of range easily.
Pearson thuds his shin into the meat of Haze's side.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pearson, right into the meat.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson throws a leg kick which misses Haze's front leg but catches the back leg as Haze tries to avoid it.
Haze takes one on the button.
Haze misses with a leg kick.
Pearson takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haze throws a low kick but Pearson avoids it.
Pearson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pearson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson wants to land a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Haze moves out of range.
Pearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pearson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson. #T2#
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Haze cracks a nice hook into Pearson's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haze will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haze takes a jab right on the kisser. #CL2#
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Haze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Haze can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #TD#
Haze has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pearson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pearson is trying to stand back up.
Haze thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Pearson trying to get back to his feet but Haze is in full control for now. #T3##ES2#
Pearson is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Haze off. It looks like it's working - Haze slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Pearson displaying calm under pressure there.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Haze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Pearson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Pearson misses.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson lands a nice looking body shot.
Haze lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pearson will feel that in the morning.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearson can pounce on him.
Pearson works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Pearson manages to avoid it.#T4#
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearson wants to counter with a clinch but Haze pushes him away.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Haze throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Pearson sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haze digs a good body shot into Pearson's ribs.
Pearson is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Haze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haze takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Haze staying out of range there.
Haze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haze lands with a straight right. Pearson didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haze.
Nice body kick there by Pearson.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
Pearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Haze dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Haze lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haze.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haze blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haze.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haze misses with a body punch.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#T1#
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haze.
Haze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Haze in his tracks for a moment.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson is working Haze over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearson works on Haze's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Haze shrugs off.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haze avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.#T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Haze in his tracks for a moment.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Haze missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jerry Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haze misses with the head strike.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson stops a takedown attempt from Haze.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Pearson.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Haze has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body. #T3#
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Pearson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haze blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but Pearson blocks with his arms.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #ROC2#
Haze is rocked!
Haze trying to control the position but instead, Pearson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haze into the cage.
Oh Haze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Haze controls the action.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Haze seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haze's defenses.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haze misses with a body punch.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Haze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson tries a body shot but Haze blocks it. #BC#
Haze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pearson - the referee stops the clock and Haze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pearson. Haze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haze feints and then cracks Pearson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pearson down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson lands a front kick.#CL2#
Pearson gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Haze prevents a body shot from Pearson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Pearson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pearson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: GAMMA#792 Sonnen v Sanada     
Date:   Oct 05, 2019
#R1#
Ricci takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pearson slips under a jab from Ricci.
Pearson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ricci jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Ricci saw that one coming.
Ricci throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ricci avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Ricci releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ricci slips a jab from Pearson.
Ricci let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ricci moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricci takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ricci throws a lazy right hand but Pearson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pearson thumps Ricci with a low kick.#CL#
Pearson forces Ricci back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Ricci.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Ricci.
Ricci pushes Pearson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ricci avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricci's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Ricci lands a body shot.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Ricci controls the action.
Ricci has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Ricci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ricci backwards.
Ricci lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Pearson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Ricci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricci moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson takes a kick to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricci scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ricci cracks the inside of Pearson's front leg.
Ricci throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ricci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ricci turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ricci. That's going to slow Pearson down.
Ricci scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson is breathing heavily.
Ricci throws a monster overhand right that drops Pearson! Ricci follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Ricci!
A very excited looking Albert Ricci rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

 

Event: GAMMA#788 Ricard v Kane     
Date:   Sep 07, 2019
#R1#
Pearson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiang Pao misses the target.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson throws a right and a left that Xiang Pao avoids nicely.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Pearson slips the punch.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson needs to keep his hands up - Xiang Pao had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xiang Pao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Xiang Pao moves out of range easily.
Xiang Pao cracks Pearson with an open hand slap.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Xiang Pao circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiang Pao throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
A jab from Pearson misses.
A little jabbing left from Xiang Pao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson lands an overhand right.
Xiang Pao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pearson. Pearson obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been told by Pearson's head coaches at Midnight MMA ClosingThis Saturday that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Xiang Pao wants to slow Pearson down by chopping away at his legs.
Xiang Pao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pearson.
Pearson checks the leg kick nicely there. #T1#
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Xiang Pao lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pearson.
Xiang Pao moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Xiang Pao lands a jab to the head.
Xiang Pao throws a shot from downtown. Pearson moves away and avoids it.
Xiang Pao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xiang Pao lands a really nice looking cross but Pearson seems unphased.
Pearson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Xiang Pao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
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!
A low kick from Pearson is predictable there
and Xiang Pao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pearson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pearson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Pearson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pearson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pearson there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Pearson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pearson throws a low kick but Xiang Pao avoids it.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick which misses Pearson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pearson tries to avoid it.
Xiang Pao missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiang Pao avoids a kick to the body.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xiang Pao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearson slips under a jab from Xiang Pao.
Pearson misses with a body punch
and Xiang Pao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearson.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiang Pao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
Xiang Pao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pearson scores with a nice head shot.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Xiang Pao sees coming a mile off.
Pearson looks to land a body kick but Xiang Pao moved away.
Xiang Pao looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Xiang Pao sees coming a mile off.
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiang Pao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiang Pao connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Pearson takes a swing at Xiang Pao's ribcage but misses.
Pearson slips a straight right by Xiang Pao.
Pearson defending well as Xiang Pao loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
A cross from Pearson lands.
Xiang Pao throws the left hand but Pearson avoids the punch easily.
Pearson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiang Pao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Pearson drops his hands momentarily and Xiang Pao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T4#
Pearson takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pearson misses with a lunging right hand
and Xiang Pao counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
Xiang Pao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Xiang Pao lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pearson. Xiang Pao pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Xiang Pao!
A pretty intense looking Bo Xiang Pao took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

 

Event: GAMMA#784 Rones v Shin     
Date:   Aug 10, 2019
#R1#
Pearson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pearson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Frunze has time to react.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Frunze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frunze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pearson finds it's way round the side to connect with Frunze's head.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Frunze slips the punch.
Pearson jabs Frunze right on the nose. Frunze blinks but takes it well.
Pearson misses with a lunging right hand
and Frunze finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pearson!
An inside leg kick from Frunze misses.
Pearson tries to clinch up.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Frunze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frunze cracks Pearson with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frunze misses with a leg kick #CL2#
and Pearson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pearson.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Frunze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frunze feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Frunze scores with a hook to the body. Pearson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frunze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frunze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pearson jabs at Frunze's body.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frunze.
Pearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Frunze saw that one coming.
Frunze throws a wild body kick that Pearson sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frunze, right into the meat.
Frunze will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crunch! Pearson slams his shin into Frunze's torso.
Pearson swings for the body but Frunze moves out of range.
Frunze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Pearson tries to counter with a clinch but Frunze shakes him off and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Pearson.
Frunze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Frunze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Frunze looks to land a body kick but Pearson moved away.#CL2#
Pearson clinches with his opponent.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Pearson blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Frunze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frunze swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson feints a counter leg kick.
Frunze lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frunze fakes the leg kick and cracks Pearson in the body. #T2#
A head kick misses from Frunze.
Frunze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frunze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pearson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Frunze - the referee stops the clock and Pearson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Frunze. Pearson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pearson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Frunze to counter with a crisp jab.
Frunze lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Frunze finds it's way through Pearson's defenses.
Nice straight punches there by Frunze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frunze.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It appears Frunze was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Frunze.
Pearson tried to score with a low kick but Frunze checks it.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Frunze's head but Frunze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frunze is looking to score with low kicks.
Pearson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Frunze under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Frunze.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson blocks a leg kick.#CL2#
Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frunze blocks an uppercut. #T3#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Frunze's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frunze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Pearson is rocked!
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Frunze finish him?
Frunze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frunze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Frunze pushes Pearson against the cage. Frunze is working some dirty boxing. Frunze pushes off with a quick right hook! Pearson goes down! Pearson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Frunze moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Frunze!
Timur Frunze made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.

 

Event: GAMMA#779 Curry v Steel     
Date:   Jul 06, 2019
#R1#
Pearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lord throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lord takes one to the chin there.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson throws a push kick but Lord slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Lord misses.
Lord 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.
Lord throws a leg kick but Pearson checks it.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lord looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson lands with a nice body kick.
Lord does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #CL#
Lord clinches with his opponent. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Lord tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Lord working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lord tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Pearson blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Lord on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Nice body punch from Lord.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lord misses with some punches.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Lord blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lord lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lord's brow.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Lord blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Lord lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lord's elbow.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson is working Lord over against the cage.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lord lands a shoulder strike.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage. #T3#
Lord pushes Pearson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries to work over Lord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
Lord tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Lord shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Selfie Lord has been cut.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson connects with a knee to the head.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Lord lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
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 lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Lord takes a shot to the head.
Lord lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Lord on the inside.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson digs a right hand into Lord's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lord's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lord working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
Lord lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Lord 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Selfie Lord's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Nice jab there from Pearson.
Lord is looking to wear down Pearson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lord takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pearson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lord is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pearson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lord's head backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pearson. That's going to slow Lord down.
Johnny Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lord looks for the body kick but Pearson saw that one coming.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pearson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lord blocks a jab.
Pearson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL2#
Pearson has Lord up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Pearson gets through Lord's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Lord scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
A nice left hand lands by Lord. #ROC#
Pearson is rocked!#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Lord.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lord finish him?
A body shot lands from Lord.
Lord has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lord.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Lord misses with some punches.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Lord pushes Pearson against the cage. Lord is working some dirty boxing. Lord pushes off with a quick right hook! Pearson goes down! Pearson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lord moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Selfie Lord!
A relieved looking Selfie Lord thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: GAMMA#774 Delsarte v Vee     
Date:   Jun 01, 2019
#R1#
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pearson. That one must have hurt.
Jones takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses. #TD2#
Pearson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones stops Pearson from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones stops Pearson from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T1#
Pearson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pearson defends it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Pearson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
Pearson throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Pearson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Pearson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Pearson had a free shot at his head there.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.#T2#
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Pearson, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Pearson against the cage but Pearson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Pearson.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pearson wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Pearson throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Pearson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson misses with the body kick
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pearson cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
A combination from Pearson does no damage. #TD2#
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T3#
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Pearson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #ES#
Pearson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pearson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Pearson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T4#
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
Pearson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pearson as he avoids it easily.
Pearson is looking to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones looks for a takedown but Pearson sprawls well.
Jones fails with the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearson can pounce on him.
Pearson misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pearson throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Pearson was not able to check.
Pearson throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
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.
#R2##CL2#
Jones moves into the clinch.
Pearson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones tries to pull guard but Pearson won't allow it.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pearson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones tries for a takedown but Pearson manages to get underhooks.
Pearson stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Pearson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Pearson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.#T2#
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Pearson. #T4#
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Pearson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Pearson with a knee to the head. #TD2#
Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Pearson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SU#
Pearson gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Pearson moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones 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.

Johnny Pearson dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheers as Pearson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Pearson clinches.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Pearson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Pearson stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Pearson with a knee to the head.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pearson fights it off and pushes away nicely. #T1#
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL#
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Pearson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T2#
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pearson is defending well.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Brian Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearson digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #TD2#
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pearson uses from the top position. #SU#
Pearson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Pearson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pearson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.#CL#
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Jones.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.#T4#
Jones can't get the takedown.
Pearson is working Jones over against the cage.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pearson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Pearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pearson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: GAMMA#771 Curry v Vee     
Date:   May 11, 2019
#R1#
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Pearson.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khakhold.
Pearson is looking to counter the offense by Khakhold and move into the clinch.
Khakhold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearson.
A lazy left from Khakhold finds it's target.
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD2#
Khakhold shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khakhold showed some decent athleticism there.
Pearson is trying to stand up here but Khakhold is controlling him well. #SUB2#
Khakhold is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pearson defends it well.
Pearson tries to kick Khakhold off but Khakhold keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Khakhold not landing any meaningful shots this time. #ES#
Pearson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Khakhold keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khakhold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards. #T1#
Pearson tries to work over Khakhold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards.
Khakhold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khakhold backwards.
Khakhold misses with a punch on the inside.
Khakhold misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Khakhold manages to break the clinch.
Khakhold misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson connects with a body shot that sends Khakhold's belly button to the back.
Good work by Pearson as he checks the leg kick.
Pearson lands with a hook. Khakhold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD2#
and Khakhold counters with a shoot takedown. Pearson fights it but they end up in guard. #ES#
Pearson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Khakhold has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khakhold lands a shoulder strike.
Khakhold blocks a body shot from Pearson. #T2#
Khakhold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Khakhold avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khakhold gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khakhold throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson tries to work over Khakhold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khakhold has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pearson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Khakhold can turn it around.
Khakhold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khakhold avoids it.
Khakhold blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khakhold.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Khakhold in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Khakhold. #ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khakhold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khakhold misses with the head strike.
Pearson tries to work over Khakhold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khakhold throws a head punch that misses.
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.#BC2#
Khakhold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khakhold cracks Pearson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pearson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Khakhold pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pearson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
Dixie Pablo Khakhold thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: GAMMA#768 Curry v Spike     
Date:   Apr 20, 2019
#R1#
Nice jab there from Rob.
Pearson misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Rob there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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.
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Pearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rob looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rob misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rob connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pearson momentarily.
Rob looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.
Rob throws a chopping leg kick but Pearson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rob misses with a low kick.
We've been informed that Rob has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pearson checks a low kick from Rob.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rob throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Pearson crashing down! Pearson tries to stagger back to his feet but Rob just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Pearson asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Rob!
A victorious Ace Rob thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: GAMMA#764 Sonnen v Wrexham     
Date:   Mar 30, 2019
#R1#
Pearson cracks Jernit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pearson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pearson throws a hook but Jernit blocks it.
Jernit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pearson jabs Jernit right on the nose. Jernit blinks but takes it well.
A leg kick checked by Pearson.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jernit throws a body shot but no joy.
Jernit tries to work over Pearson's front leg with a kick but Pearson checks it.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Jernit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jernit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pearson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jernit misses the jab.
Jernit checks a leg kick.
Pearson wants to clinch up but Jernit keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Jernit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pearson thuds his shin into the meat of Jernit's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jernit lands a nice hook to Pearson's body. Pearson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pearson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jernit misses with a looping left.#T1#
Jernit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pearson. Pearson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jernit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pearson's head backwards.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jernit.
Pearson backing away here, and Jernit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson lands with an overhand left.
Pearson slips a jab and a cross from Jernit.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
A big right from Jernit misses.
Jernit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Jernit.
Jernit moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jernit.
Jernit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jernit.
Jernit misses the shot to the body.
Jernit moves out of range of the body kick.#T2#
Jernit misses with a lunging right hand
and Pearson counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Pearson has Jernit up against the cage in a clinch.
Jernit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pearson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jernit lands a shoulder strike.
Jernit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Jernit scores with a hook to the body.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Bunt Jernit has been cut.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jernit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jernit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Jernit.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Jernit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch. #T3#
Pearson blocks an elbow strike.
Jernit lands with a right to the head.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Jernit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Jernit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson dodges an elbow strike from Jernit.
Jernit throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jernit.
Jernit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jernit avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jernit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Jernit managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jernit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pearson's brow.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jernit avoids the damage to the body.
Jernit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T4#
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jernit swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jernit takes a shot to the head.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land.
Jernit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jernit lands an elbow just above Pearson 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Johnny Pearson has been cut.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jernit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Jernit misses with a knee strike.
Jernit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jernit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jernit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jernit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jernit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson tries a body shot but Jernit blocks it.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Pearson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A head kick from Pearson lands but Jernit takes it in his stride.
Pearson takes a swing at Jernit's ribcage but misses.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Jernit throws a body shot but no joy.
Jernit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jernit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jernit thuds a left hand into Pearson's body.
Jernit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Jernit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Jernit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pearson slips under a jab.
Jernit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pearson's calf.
Jernit scores with a leg kick.
Jernit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pearson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jernit lands with a thumping leg kick. #T1#
Jernit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Jernit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jernit.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Jernit's head but Jernit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson misses with a straight right.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jernit at a distance.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Jernit.
Pearson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jernit manages to circle out of the way.
Pearson checks a leg kick nicely.
Pearson scores with a push kick.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jernit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jernit looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Jernit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jernit.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jernit manages to avoid it.
Jernit cracks Pearson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jernit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jernit sizes up Pearson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T2#
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson tries to land a leg kick but Jernit saw it coming and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jernit.
Jernit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jernit takes a step back to recover.
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 misses with a low kick.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pearson throws a nice looking combination but Jernit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jernit! But no joy.
Pearson throws a push kick but Jernit slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson lands a head shot.
Pearson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jernit.
Jernit looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
Pearson jabs Jernit right on the nose. Jernit blinks but takes it well.#CL#
Pearson clinches with his opponent.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Jernit. #T3#
A short body shot lands from Jernit as the two fighters clinch.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jernit pushes Pearson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
Jernit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jernit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Jernit unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pearson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jernit is unloading with more strikes now! Pearson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bunt Jernit!
After winning the bout, Bunt Jernit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: GAMMA#761 Imbula v Wrexham     
Date:   Mar 09, 2019
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Dick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Dick.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Dick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dick feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Pearson finds it's way through Dick's defenses.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dick is just out of range.#CL2#
Pearson tries to keep at a distance but Dick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dick throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Dick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Dick is trying to pull guard but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dick.
Dick misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dick's elbow.
Dick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearson is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Dick.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dick misses with the head strike. #T1#
Dick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dick avoids it.
Dick misses with a body punch.
Dick pushes Pearson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Dick.
Dick misses with the head strike.
Dick is trying to pull guard but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Pearson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Dick gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson tries to work over Dick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dicks head.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Dick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson tries to work over Dick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dick managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Dick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Dick is looking to control Pearson's arms but Pearson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dick has his back to the cage.
Dick throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Dick pushes Pearson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson lands a body punch.
A short left from Pearson.
A short right from Dick on the inside.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Dick is trying to stall.
Dick misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Dick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dick can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Dick avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson digs a right hand into Dick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dick's gas tank.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson tries a body shot but Dick blocks it.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Editiny Dick has been cut.
A short right from Dick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dick scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Dick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Dick.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Dick backwards.
Dick looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Editiny Dick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson throws a leg kick which misses Dick's front leg but catches the back leg as Dick tries to avoid it.
Dick throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dick swinging wildly here.
Pearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Dick moves out of range easily.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
And Dick tries to counter it with a takedown but Pearson pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL#
Pearson darts in and clinches Dick up against the cage.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson with a knee to the head.
Dick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick lands with a right to the head.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Pearson with a knee to the head. #T1#
Dick misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Dick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson is working Dick over against the cage.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dick swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson pushes Dick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dick swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Dick 's eye.
Dick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses. #T2#
Dick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson lands a body shot.
Dick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dick managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dick.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dick can do to turn this around?
Dick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dick slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3#
Dick managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson. #TD2#
Dick successfully pulls guard.
Dick working a defensive guard here. #SU#
Pearson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pearson keeps Dick at a distance using the push kick.
Dick misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Pearson's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pearson 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 lands with a good body shot.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson cracks Dick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dick on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick moves away from the strike by Pearson. #CL#
Pearson moves into range and clinches up with Dick.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Dick controls the action.
Dick blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Dick on the inside.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Dick avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Dick controls the action.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Dick controls the action.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD2#
Dick pulls guard successfully. #SUB2#
Pearson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pearson has managed to get both his arms back between Dick's legs - danger averted.#SU#
Pearson gets to his feet - Dick follows without any prompting.
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 Editiny Dick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Dick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dick takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson jabs Dick right on the nose. Dick blinks but takes it well.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pearson.
Pearson scores with a push kick.
Dick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Dick throws out a counter right but Pearson avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Pearson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pearson.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson jabs Dick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pearson pinned against the cage. Pearson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Dick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pearson lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Dick tests Pearson's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Dick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearson circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Pearson does it's job there.#CL#
Pearson forces Dick back against the cage and clinches.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Dick's ribcage. Dick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Dick.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Dick.
Pearson is working Dick over against the cage.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Dick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dick misses with some punches.
Dick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dick avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dick fails to land.
Dick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T2#
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dick.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Pearson.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dick's defenses.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson tries a body shot but Dick blocks it.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson is leaning against Dick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Dick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T3#
Pearson works on Dick's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dick tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Dick drops back down to his feet.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Dick is rocked!
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Dick is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearson as Dick tries to tie him up.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson. #CUT#
That has opened up Editiny Dick's cut even more.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Editiny Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clinched against the cage, Pearson lands a big elbow that drops Dick! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Dick is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!
In defeat, Editiny Dick stepped up to the mic, saying 'Good match, and now I'll be going back home to my wife whose as usual, would cuck me'.

 

Event: GAMMA#756 SissyPants v Curry     
Date:   Feb 02, 2019
#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Yeboah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeboah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeboah was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a looping right.
Yeboah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Pearson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yeboah in his tracks.
Yeboah misses with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pearson - that will leave a mark!
Yeboah ducks right into an uppercut from Pearson. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yeboah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yeboah backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Yeboah's head.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Yeboah lands with a right to the head.
Yeboah prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yeboah. #T1#
Yeboah lands a body punch.
Yeboah lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeboah avoids it.
Yeboah can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Yeboah swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Yeboah lands a right hand.
Yeboah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yeboah misses with some punches.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yeboah backwards.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yeboah is defending well for now.
Yeboah blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Yeboah breaks from the clinch.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearson throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Yeboah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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.
Pearson won't allow Yeboah to pass to mount.
Yeboah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pearson keeps working. #T2#
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
Yeboah is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeboah wants to control but Pearson is keeping him busy.
Yeboah wants to pass to mount but Pearson is defending the position. #SUB#
Yeboah seems to be working for a kimura but Pearson defends the submission attempt.
Pearson is trying to stand. #T3#
Yeboah is trying to control. Pearson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body
and Yeboah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yeboah just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yeboah paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yeboah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Yeboah gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yeboah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Yeboah avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Yeboah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yeboah jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Yeboah around his waist. Yeboah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Yeboah's head.
Yeboah tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Yeboah drops back down to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Pearson. #T4#
Yeboah is working Pearson over against the cage.
Yeboah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yeboah blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Yeboah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yeboah avoids it.
Yeboah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Yeboah controls his hands.
Yeboah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yeboah misses with a body punch.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Yeboah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yeboah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yeboah avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Yeboah misses.
Pearson thows a body kick. Yeboah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yeboah throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
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.
#R2#
A thudding body kick lands there by Yeboah!
Yeboah blocks a head kick by Pearson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yeboah checks a leg kick.
Pearson scores with a kick to the body.
Pearson lands with a good body shot.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeboah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pearson sprawls and moves away.#CL#
Yeboah clinches up against the cage.
Pearson tries to work over Yeboah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Yeboah controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pearson blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeboah working aggressively here.
Yeboah tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Yeboah back against the cage.
Yeboah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yeboah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yeboah swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeboah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Yeboah misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Yeboah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yeboah working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Yeboah.
Yeboah lands a shoulder strike.
Yeboah gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yeboah lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Pearson is rocked!
Yeboah avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Yeboah finish him?
Nice body punch from Yeboah - that landed with a thud. #BC#
Yeboah manages to break the clinch.
Yeboah walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pearson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Yeboah swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pearson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sambulo Yeboah!
A relieved looking Sambulo Yeboah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: GAMMA#753 DeNeville v Okah 2     
Date:   Jan 19, 2019
#R1#
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legions was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Legions changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Legions connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legions looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've been told by Pearson's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Legions avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legions! But no joy.
Legions moves out of range of the strikes.
Legions lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Legions lands with a kick to the ribs.
Legions misses with a hook
and Pearson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a front kick.
Legions takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Legions doesn't seem bothered though.
Pearson throws a body punch but Legions moves out of range.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Legions throws the kick towards the body but Pearson avoids it.
Pearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legions's sensitive parts.
We've been informed that Legions has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
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 listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab from Pearson.
Pearson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Legions looks to land a body kick but Pearson moved away.
Pearson thuds his shin into the meat of Legions's side.
Good leg kick by Pearson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pearson throws a front kick that sends Legions stumbling back into the cage.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Legions counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
Pearson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Legions gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Legions!
A very excited looking Felix Legions rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

 

Event: GAMMA#750 Ricard v Kenway     
Date:   Dec 29, 2018
#R1#
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. #CL2#
Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Feltre stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Feltre misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
Feltre gets control of Pearson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Feltre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SU2#
Pearson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson lands with a nice body punch.
Feltre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Feltre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pearson on the side of the head.
Feltre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson scores with a jab.
Pearson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Feltre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Feltre blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Feltre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Feltre looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T1#
Feltre checks a low kick from Pearson.
A head kick by Feltre misses #CL2#
and Pearson counters by moving into the clinch.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Feltre backwards.
Feltre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Feltre's brow.
Feltre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Feltre controls the action.
Feltre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside. #TD#
Feltre pulls guard. #SUB#
Feltre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SU2#
Pearson stands up from Feltre's guard - Pearson perhaps looking for a knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pearson. That's going to slow Feltre down. #T2#
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.#CL2#
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Feltre in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Feltre's elbow.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Feltre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson cracks Feltre with a nice body shot.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Pearson won't allow it.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Feltre stalling in the clinch.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Feltre avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Feltre misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Feltre.
Feltre fails to pull the fight into his guard. #T3#
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Feltre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson blocks a body shot from Feltre.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Feltre blocking some punches.
Pearson works on Feltre's body with a couple of short punches.
Feltre is breathing heavily.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Feltre controls the action.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Feltre misses with a body punch.
Feltre is trying to pull guard but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Feltre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Feltre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Feltre avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Feltre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Feltre.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Feltre lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Feltre pulls guard. #T4#
Pearson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Feltre's guard.#SUB#
Feltre working for a triangle but Pearson defends it easily. #SUB#
Feltre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pearson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SU2#
Pearson gets to his feet. Feltre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pearson cracks Feltre with an open hand slap.
Feltre blocks a head kick by Pearson. #CL#
Feltre clinches with his opponent.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Feltre's defenses.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Feltre moves out of range of the body kick.
As Pearson looks to move away, Feltre throws a big counter combo but Pearson just gets out of the way.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Feltre.
Good shot there by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson swinging wildly here.
Feltre avoids the head kick by Pearson. #CL2#
Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Feltre is defending well for now.
Feltre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Feltre blocks the elbow strike.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Feltre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Feltre in his tracks for a moment.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Feltre jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Feltre around his waist. Feltre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Feltre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pearson walks away with a smile on his face. Feltre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Feltre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson takes a swing at Feltre's ribcage but misses.
Pearson thows a body kick. Feltre tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T1#
Feltre digs a good body shot into Pearson's ribs.#CL2#
Feltre tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Feltre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pearson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Feltre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
Feltre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnny Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pearson misses with a leg kick
and Feltre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Feltre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Feltre misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Pearson pushes Feltre up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike.
Feltre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pearson presses Feltre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Feltre can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Feltre jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Feltre around his waist. Feltre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pearson cracks Feltre with a nice body shot.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Feltre backwards.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Feltre is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Feltre into the cage.#TD#
Feltre has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pearson uses from the top position. #SU2#
Pearson gets to his feet - Feltre follows without any prompting. #CL2#
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Feltre.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Feltre jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Feltre around his waist. Feltre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Feltre's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD#
Feltre ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Feltre no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Felipe Feltre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Pearson is looking to stand up but Feltre won't let him. #SU2#
Pearson stands and steps away. Feltre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pearson scores with a spinning back kick!
Pearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Feltre takes a step back to recover.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And Feltre counters with a quick kick to the body but Pearson blocks it.
Jab from Pearson.#CL2#
Feltre gets tackled into the cage by Pearson. Pearson maintains the clinch.
Pearson tries to work over Feltre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Feltre misses with the head strike.
Pearson pushes Feltre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Feltre.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Feltre avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Feltre drags the fight down to the ground. #SU2#
Pearson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Pearson.
Pearson blocks a leg kick.
Pearson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pearson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Pearson clinches.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Pearson won't allow it.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Feltre blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson tries to work over Feltre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Feltre dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson digs a right hand into Feltre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Feltre's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Pearson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pearson lands with an overhand left.#ROC2#
Feltre is rocked!
Pearson throws a head kick but Feltre moves out of range.
Oh Feltre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice jab there from Pearson.
Pearson blocks the body kick.
Feltre does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson tries to land a leg kick but Feltre saw it coming and moves away.
Pearson clobbers Feltre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Feltre ducks down to avoid it.
Feltre connects with a nice looking jab.
Feltre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Feltre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Feltre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Feltre sets himself, and Pearson steps forward looking for the clinch! Feltre avoids it this time.#T1#
Feltre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Feltre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Feltre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Feltre seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson connects with the punch.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Pearson throws a push kick but Feltre slaps the foot to one side.
Feltre was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Pearson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Feltre is looking to counter punch.
Feltre slips a straight right by Pearson.
Pearson is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Feltre.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Feltre saw that one coming. #T2#
Feltre takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson looks to land a body kick but Feltre moved away.
Feltre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Feltre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good leg kick by Feltre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pearson.
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
Feltre walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Feltre pushes Pearson away with a front kick.
Good work by Feltre as he checks the leg kick.
Pearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Feltre takes a step back to recover.
Feltre is looking to wear down Pearson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Feltre lands with a good body shot.
Feltre avoids a kick to the body.
Feltre wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T3##CL#
Feltre has closed the distance and engaged Pearson in a clinch.
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Feltre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
Feltre throws out a leg kick but Pearson moves out of range and Feltre only half commits.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Feltre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Pearson has Feltre up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Felipe Feltre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Feltre's defenses.
Feltre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Feltre tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Feltre drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Feltre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Feltre avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Feltre avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Feltre blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson is leaning against Feltre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T4#
Feltre fails to pull guard.
Feltre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pearson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Feltre backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feltre jumps guard but Pearson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Feltre.
Feltre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Feltre.
Feltre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Feltre's ribcage.
Feltre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Pearson.
Feltre prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Feltre avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Feltre avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DUEL198     
Date:   Dec 08, 2018
#R1#
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jafar throws out the jab.
Jafar throws a jab when Pearson was well out of range.
Pearson tries to work over Jafar's front leg with a kick but Jafar checks it.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Jafar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Jafar sees coming a mile off.
Jafar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Jafar.
Pearson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson scores with a nice body kick.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jafar manages to avoid it.
Jafar misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Jafar.
Jafar moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
Some bone on bone action there as Jafar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pearson cracks Jafar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T1#
Pearson wants to slow Jafar down by chopping away at his legs.
Jafar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jafar sets himself, and Pearson steps forward looking for the clinch! Jafar avoids it this time.
Pearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Jafar misses.
Jafar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jafar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Jafar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jafar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Jafar sets himself, and Pearson steps forward looking for the clinch! Jafar avoids it this time.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
Pearson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jafar blocks it well.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Jafar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jafar throws a body shot but no joy.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar moves out of range of the strikes.
Jafar stuns Pearson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Jafar misses.
Pearson swings for the body but Jafar moves out of range.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Jafar moves out of range easily. #T2#
Pearson throws a front kick aimed at Jafar's knee but Jafar avoids it well.
A jab from Pearson does it's job there.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jafar doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar moves away from the strike by Pearson.
A big left from Jafar misses.
Jafar throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Jafar's shoulder, as Jafar tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jafar cracks Pearson with a good jab.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jafar tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jafar blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pearson tries a body shot but Jafar blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Jafar as the two fighters clinch.
Jafar tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it. #T3#
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson pushes Jafar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jafar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Jafar blocks an uppercut.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jafar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Pearson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow. #T4#
Jafar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Jafar misses with some punches.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jafar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Jafar's ribcage. Jafar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Pearson looks to land a combination. Jafar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jafar.
Pearson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jafar on the side of the head.
Jafar lands a glancing blow to the side of Pearson's head.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jafar sizes up Pearson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pearson connects with a crisp jab.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Jafar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jafar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Jafar sees coming a mile off.
Jafar ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar misses the shot to the body.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Pearson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jafar works the jab nicely.
Jafar misses with a body shot.
Pearson wants to counter with a clinch but Jafar pushes him away.#T1#
Jafar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Jafar is looking to counter punch.
Pearson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Jafar counter with a right hand.
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Jafar lands a nice shot to the body.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pearson lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
Jafar misses with an uppercut.
Jafar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jafar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jafar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Johnny Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Jafar drives through and clinches with Pearson against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Pearson cracks Jafar with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jafar misses with some punches. #T2#
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jafar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Jafar avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Jafar lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC#
Pearson is rocked!
Jafar working aggressively here. #T3#
Pearson prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Jafar won't want to take too many of those.
Jafar blocks the elbow strike.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Jafar 's eye.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
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 lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T4#
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jafars head.
Pearson lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
A short left from Pearson.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jafar's face. #ROC2#
Jafar is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Jafar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Pearson throws a big uppercut that drops Jafar! More strikes from Pearson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jafar lies dazed against the cage as Pearson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!
In defeat, Nuri Jafar stepped up to the mic, saying 'He did not follow the script'.

 

Event: DUEL193 Dall v Pearson     
Date:   Nov 17, 2018
#R1#
Pearson throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson. #TD#
Dall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet but Dall passes into half guard. #SUB#
Dall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pearson is just riding it out for now. Dall eventually gives up the hold.
Pearson is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1##SUB#
Dall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pearson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dall trying to control from half guard but Pearson is working away.
Pearson is trying to stand. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Dall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pearson in his tracks. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#TD#
Dall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dall prevents Pearson from standing back up. #ES2#
Pearson kicks off Dall and gets to his feet.
Pearson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pearson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dall circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses
and Pearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Dall misses.
Pearson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Dall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dall misses with a body shot.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Dall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#TD#
Pearson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass. #T3##ES2#
Pearson has his feet on Dall's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pearson digs a good hook to Dall's body.
Dall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Pearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
Dall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dall missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Dall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pearson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Dall swings around for an armbar but Pearson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dall's guard.#T4##SU2#
Pearson gets to his feet - Dall follows without any prompting.
Dall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pearson - the referee stops the clock and Dall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pearson. Dall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dall walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pearson.
Pearson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dall throws a leg kick but Pearson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dall moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Nice shot lands for Dall.
Dall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Dall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pearson is trying to escape back to his feet but Dall uses the scramble to pass into side control. #ES2#
Pearson sneaks out the side door and pushes Dall away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Pearson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Pearson with a hook.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Dall cracks Pearson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dall throws out a powerful jab.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
Pearson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pearson.
Pearson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall defending well as Pearson loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pearson scrambles back to his feet.
Dall shoots in for a takedown but Pearson shows good takedown defense.
Dall sets himself, and Pearson steps forward looking for the clinch! Dall avoids it this time.
Dall staying out of range there.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Dall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pearson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pearson throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Dall feinted with a counter takedown.
Pearson misses with a low kick as Dall jumps back.
Dall avoids a kick to the body.
Dall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastyn Dall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Dall shoots in and drives through. Pearson sprawls well.
Pearson tries to counter with a clinch but Dall shakes him off and moves away.
That kick from Pearson tenderised Dall's leg. Dall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pearson feints a jab promting Dall to slip. Pearson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dall slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dall scores with a jab. Pearson acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pearson enables Dall to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pearson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall is standing up over Pearson. Pearson looks to escape but Dall dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet but Dall is dominant here and he's now got Pearson's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Pearson is trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Dall looking for the choke but no joy.
Pearson trying to get back to his feet but Dall is in full control for now. #T3##SUB#
Dall is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pearson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Pearson is trying to stand. He's onto all fours with Dall on his back. Dall looks like he's slipping off but he's actually tansitioning to a beautiful armbar! Pearson has to tap out to a very impressive submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bastyn Dall!
Bastyn Dall retains his bantamweight title!
Bastyn Dall tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

 

Event: DFN#56 Fakiiri vs Napoleon     
Date:   Oct 20, 2018
#R1#
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Abaddon's head but Abaddon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abaddon.
Pearson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Abaddon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body
and Abaddon counters with an inside leg kick.
Pearson scores with a shot to the body.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with a low kick.
Pearson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pearson moves out of range as Abaddon strikes.
Abaddon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pearson thuds his right hand into Abaddon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pearson swings for the body but Abaddon moves out of range.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Pearson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearson lands with a kick to the temple. Abaddon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson blocks a head kick by Abaddon.
Pearson tries to counter with a clinch but Abaddon shakes him off and moves away.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Abaddon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abaddon tries to land a leg kick but Pearson saw it coming and moves away.
A cross from Pearson lands.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abaddon manages to avoid it.
Abaddon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pearson momentarily.
Abaddon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#T1#
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abaddon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abaddon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson takes a swing at Abaddon's ribcage but misses.
Abaddon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abaddon just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abaddon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Pearson throws a push kick but Abaddon slaps the foot to one side.
Abaddon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abaddon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
Pearson tries to work over Abaddon's front leg with a kick but Abaddon checks it.
Pearson is looking to chop away at Abaddon's legs.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Abaddon misses.
Pearson lands with a right hand.
Abaddon misses the jab.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pearson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Abaddon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pearson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pearson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Abaddon is just out of range.
Abaddon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abaddon scores with a jab to the head.
Pearson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abaddon rather than just go for the knockout.
Abaddon loads up on a big right hand but Pearson slips the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
Abaddon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pearson lands a jab to Abaddon's midsection.
Abaddon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abaddon moves out of range of the body kick.
Abaddon slips a straight right by Pearson.
Abaddon looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Pearson misses with a hook.
Pearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Abaddon throws a looping overhand right but Pearson ducks down to avoid it.
Abaddon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pearson is out of range and Abaddon settles back down.
Nice jab there from Pearson. #T3#
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Abaddon throws a body punch but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson slips a jab from Abaddon.
Abaddon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Pearson lands a jab to the head.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Abaddon.
Abaddon misses with a low kick as Pearson jumps back.
Donk. Pearson catches Abaddon right on the button with a cross.
Pearson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abaddon finds it's way round the side to connect with Pearson's head.
Pearson sizes up Abaddon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abaddon, pushing him back against the cage.
Pearson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abaddon's elbow.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Abaddon misses with some punches.
Abaddon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson working Abaddon over with knees to the body.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abaddon avoids it.#T4#
Abaddon avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage.
Pearson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Abaddon fails to land.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Abaddon.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abaddon is breathing heavily.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Abaddon shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abaddon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson lands a right hand. #ROC2#
Abaddon is rocked!
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Abaddon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abaddon or not.
Pearson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Abaddon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pearson is unloading with more strikes now! Abaddon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!
Ezekyle Abaddon was interviewed post fight and said 'you win or you learn.'.

 

Event: DUEL#182 Pearson vs Dall     
Date:   Sep 22, 2018
#R1#
Dall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pearson momentarily.
Dall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Dall moves out of range.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dall avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a good body shot.
Dall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pearson.
Dall throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson cracks Dall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pearson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.
Dall scores with a nice strike.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dall scoring well with a low kick there.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Dall sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Dall misses.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson feints and then cracks Dall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dall down.
Pearson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pearson slips under a jab from Dall.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall throws a hook but Pearson avoids it easily.#T1#
Dall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dall duly obliges. #TD2#
Dall looking to score a takedown here. Pearson is defending well but Dall drives through and ends up in Pearson's guard.
Dall won't allow Pearson to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Dall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dall won't allow Pearson to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pearson's guard. #T2#
Pearson is trying to stand up here but Dall is controlling him well.
Dall thows a huge punch but Pearson dodges it nicely.
Pearson is trying to stand up here but Dall is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dall tries to land a front kick but Pearson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pearson blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Pearson avoids a kick to the body.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall checks a leg kick.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pearson is able to avoid easily.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dall, right into the meat.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Dall sees coming a mile off.
Dall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
Dall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
Pearson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pearson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Dall finds it's way through Pearson's defenses.
Pearson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall motions for Pearson to come forward. Dall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson misses with the combination.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dall misses with a body kick.
Dall throws a good cross that connects.
A lazy left from Dall finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson looks to throw the jab but Dall is out of range.
Dall avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Dall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pearson's sensitive parts. #T4#
Pearson with a hook.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dall.
Pearson is looking to wear down Dall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pearson connects with a body shot that sends Dall's belly button to the back.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Dall throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Dall takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Pearson there.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf.
Dall tries a low kick but Pearson avoids it.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Pearson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pearson wants it to stay on the feet.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pearson moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson takes one on the button.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bastyn Dall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Dall avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Pearson.
Dall thumps Pearson with a low kick.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Dall sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Pearson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Dall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall avoids a kick to the body.
Dall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson lands a nice shot that snaps Dall's head back.
Dall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dall is looking to slow Pearson down with leg kicks.
Dall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dall lands a jab to the nose.
Pearson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.#T1#
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Pearson lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Pearson does it's job there.#CL#
Pearson forces Dall back against the cage and clinches.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall. #TD2#
Dall has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pearson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Dall looking for the RNC.
Our spies down at at Sweat inform us that Dall has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Dall looking for the choke from the back.
Pearson is trying to get back to his feet but Dall has full control of the position and if anything, Pearson has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB2#
Pearson showing good submission defense here.
Well, with Dall on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Pearson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?#T2##SUB2#
Dall looking to break Pearson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pearson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dall will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB2#
Dall is persistently looking for the submission but Pearson is defending it well.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet. #ES#
Pearson manages to escape to his feet. #T3#
Dall shoots in for a takedown but Pearson shows good takedown defense.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pearson.
Pearson digs a good body shot into Dall's ribs.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall throws out a leg kick but Pearson moves out of range and Dall only half commits.
Dall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Dall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson thows a body kick. Dall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pearson takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
And Dall tries to counter it with a takedown but Pearson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pearson throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearson. That did some damage!#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dall on the side of the head.
Dall connects with a body shot.
Dall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Dall avoids it.
Dall with the counter takedown but Pearson avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Pearson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pearson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dall avoids it.
Dall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dall sizes up Pearson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pearson!
Pearson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dall's calf.
Pearson stuffs the takedown.
Dall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pearson's calf.
Dall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearson. That did some damage!
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good leg kick by Dall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dall stuns Pearson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Pearson moves out of range as Dall strikes.
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Dall moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Dall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall with the counter takedown but Pearson avoids it easily.
Dall lands a leg kick that knocks Pearson off balance momentarily.
Dall misses the jab.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dall staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Dall.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dall blocks the body kick.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dall scores with a jab.
Dall avoids a kick to the body.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.#T2#
Dall throws a leg kick that misses.
Pearson lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pearson.
Dall lands with a hook. Pearson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Dall.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Pearson instigates a clinch.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Dall's ribcage.
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pearson pushes Dall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dall misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Dall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Dall pushes him off.#T3#
Dall blocks a head kick by Pearson.
A big left from Dall misses.
Pearson throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pearson keeps Dall at a distance using the push kick.
Pearson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dall. Dall obviously looking to wear him down.
Dall lands a leg kick that knocks Pearson off balance momentarily.
Dall throws the kick towards the body but Pearson avoids it.
Pearson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dall.
Pearson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pearson lands a jab.#CL#
Dall gets tackled into the cage by Pearson. Pearson maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Dall misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson tries a body shot but Dall blocks it.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dall controls his hands.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dall avoids it.
Pearson cracks Dall with a nice body shot.
Dall takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Bastyn Dall has been cut.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Dall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dall prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Dall misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dall's brow.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Dall controls the action.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
Dall misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Dall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
Dall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Pearson misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Johnny Pearson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Bastyn Dall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
A jab from Pearson finds it's way through Dall's defenses.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Dall works the jab nicely.
Pearson lands a jab to the nose.
Good standup being displayed there by Dall as he connects with a hook.
Pearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dall avoids a kick to the body.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Pearson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Dall moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Pearson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
Dall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pearson on the side of the head.
Dall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice cross by Dall.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Dall moves out of range easily.
Dall throws a chopping leg kick but Pearson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.#CL#
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Dall in a clinch.
Dall lands with a left to the head.
Dall lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearson backwards. #BC2#
Dall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pearson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pearson motions for Dall to come forward. Pearson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall with the counter takedown but Pearson avoids it easily.
Pearson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dall moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
Pearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dall shoots in but no luck this time.
Dall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pearson circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Pearson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pearson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pearson slips a jab from Dall.
Dall scores with a shot to the body.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Pearson blocks a low kick nicely.
Pearson slips a jab from Dall.
Dall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Donk. Dall catches Pearson right on the button with a cross.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T3#
Dall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pearson.
Pearson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pearson looks to land a body kick but Dall moved away.
Dall misses the jab.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson scores with a decent looking hook.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pearson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dall avoids it.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Dall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dall throws a shot from downtown. Pearson moves away and avoids it.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Dall misses with a body kick.#CL#
Pearson darts in and clinches Dall up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dall is defending well for now.
Pearson stops a takedown attempt from Dall.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastyn Dall.#TD2#
Dall has clasped his hands together around Pearson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pearson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bastyn Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Dall thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dall is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson is trying to buck Dall off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Johnny Pearson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bastyn Dall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Dall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall lands with a good body shot.
Dall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Dall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Dall thuds his right hand into Pearson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pearson.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson cracks Dall with a good jab.
Good exchange - Dall coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dall lands with a straight right. Pearson didn't see that one coming.#T1#
A clash of legs there as Dall blocks the low kick.
Dall cracks Pearson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dall is able to avoid easily.
Pearson defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Pearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pearson drops his hands momentarily and Dall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dall throws a looping overhand right but Pearson ducks down to avoid it.
Dall lands the left hand.
Pearson takes one to the side of the head.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pearson. Pearson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dall with a hook.
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!
Dall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dall misses the jab.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Dall.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
Bastyn Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Pearson staying out of range there.
Dall misses with a kick to the body.
Dall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dall scores with a leg kick.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dall doesn't seem bothered though.
Pearson throws a push kick but Dall slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dall feints the counter takedown.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Dall lands a really nice looking cross but Pearson seems unphased.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall misses with a body kick.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #T3#
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Dall.#CL#
Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Dall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall working hard to break the clinch.
Dall wants a takedown but no success here.
Dall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsons head.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Dall is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Dall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dall lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dall gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
Dall blocks the elbow strike.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Dall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Dall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsons head.
Dall lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dall has Pearson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pearson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dall is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dall scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dall's brow.
Dall lands a body shot.
Dall misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Pearson stops a takedown attempt from Dall.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastyn Dall.
Dall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Dall controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dall tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Dall back against the cage.
Dall creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pearson with a big uppercut! Pearson tries to clinch up but Dall pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pearson to the mat! Pearson covers up and Dall unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bastyn Dall!
Bastyn Dall is the new bantamweight champion!
After the fight, Bastyn Dall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

 

Event: DUEL#176 Jones vs Pearson     
Date:   Aug 18, 2018
#R1#
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
Pearson keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Pearson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've been informed that Pearson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pearson throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Pearson clinches up against the cage.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones is working for takedown but Pearson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pearson uses from the top position. #SUB#
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SU2#
Pearson gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Pearson.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pearson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pearson tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pearson.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.#CL2#
Pearson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow. #T2#
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow. #TD#
Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones stops Pearson from getting back to his feet.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones wants to control but Pearson is keeping him busy.
Pearson pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control. #SUB#
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones is looking to advance position but Pearson won't allow it. #T3#
Pearson is trying to stand. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pearson tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Jones slips a straight right by Pearson.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Pearson avoided it.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Pearson lands with a shot to the body.
Pearson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
Pearson looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Pearson throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Pearson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Pearson.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones is working for takedown but Pearson is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD#
Jones turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jones manages to end up in side control.
Pearson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Pearson stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pearson cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pearson lands with a cross. #TD#
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pearson on his heels. He'll look to pass Pearson's guard now, I'm sure.#T1#
Pearson wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Pearson keeps moving.
Brian Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Pearson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pearson manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Pearson's guard.
Pearson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#ES2#
Pearson kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Pearson tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pearson misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pearson's knee momentarily.
Pearson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Pearson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses. #TD#
Jones gets a double leg takedown into Pearson's guard.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass. #T3#
Jones stops Pearson from standing up. #ES2#
Pearson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Pearson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pearson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pearson thinking.
Pearson misses with a double jab.
Jones appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pearson - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pearson. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brian Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries for a takedown but Pearson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pearson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pearson as he avoids it easily.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Pearson catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Pearson misses the jab.
Jones is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pearson cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson lands with a slapping head kick.
Pearson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pearson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pearson but Pearson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Pearson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pearson looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pearson takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Pearson throws a leg kick #TD#
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control. #SUB#
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pearson, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pearson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pearson pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T1#
Jones trying to control the position but Pearson is working away.
Pearson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB#
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Pearson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #ES2#
Pearson sneaks out the side door and pushes Jones away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Pearson keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pearson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Pearson instigates a clinch.
Jones avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pearson after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Pearson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Pearson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Pearson is pressed up against the cage. Jones 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Jones dives in and grabs Pearson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pearson pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Pearson throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.#T4#
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Jones slips a straight right by Pearson.
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pearson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson lands with a good body shot.
Pearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pearson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Pearson.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Pearson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnny Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Pearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
As Pearson backs away, Jones returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is looking to wear down Pearson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A cross from Pearson lands.
Pearson misses with a hook #TD#
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Pearson defends it. #T1##SUB#
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones prevents Pearson from standing back up. #SUB#
Jones is looking for submissions but instead, Pearson has regained full guard.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pearson's guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Pearson defending well.
Pearson tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones wants to take a breather but Pearson is having none of it.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Pearson defending well.
Pearson is looking to escape.#ES2#
Pearson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jones keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #TD#
Jones has clasped his hands together around Pearson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #ES2#
Pearson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pearson's waist but Pearson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side. #T3#
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Pearson.
Pearson misses with the body kick
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Pearson. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Pearson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pearson scores with a shot to the body.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T4#
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a few strikes there.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pearson sprawls and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearson lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Pearson moves his leg out of the way.
Pearson misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pearson's knee momentarily.
Pearson tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Pearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.#CL#
Jones closes the distance and pushes Pearson back into the cage.
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pearson prevents it.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pearson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pearson.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pearson. Pearson obviously looking to wear him down.
Pearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pearson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pearson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pearson avoids it really well and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pearson. Jones shrugs it off though.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pearson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3#
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Brian Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pearson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Pearson settles back down.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Pearson avoided it.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Pearson throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Jones lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pearson tries to clinch up.#T4#
Pearson punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Pearson with a nice cross.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL#
Jones moves into the clinch.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pearson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pearson prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Pearson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pearson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!

Johnny Pearson is the new bantamweight champion!

 

Event: DFN#49 Ronaldo vs Steele     
Date:   Jul 28, 2018
#R1#
Pearson throws a lazy body kick
and Schulmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schulmann tries a head kick but it misses.
Pearson scores with a jab to the body.
Schulmann looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Schulmann moves out of range of the body kick.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson connects with a body shot that sends Schulmann's belly button to the back.
Schulmann looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.
Pearson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Schulmann manages to circle out of the way.
Schulmann takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#CL#
Pearson has managed to clinch.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schulmann is defending well for now.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schulmann avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson keeps control of Schulmann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schulmann blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Schulmann is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Schulmann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pearson is working Schulmann over against the cage.
Schulmann looks winded!#T1#
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Schulmann is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Schulmann manages to break the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice looking body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schulmann takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Schulmann misses.
Pearson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schulmann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pearson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
Schulmann moves into the clinch.
Schulmann can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulmann prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Schulmann is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Schulmann into the cage.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson misses with a body punch. #T2#
Pearson working aggressively here.
Pearson pushes Schulmann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson tries a body shot but Schulmann blocks it.
Schulmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schulmann managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Schulmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schulmann's elbow.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Schulmann.
Schulmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schulmann is looking to control Pearson's arms but Pearson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schulmann has his back to the cage.
Schulmann taking a breather.
Schulmann avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Schulmann avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Schulmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Schulmann 's eye. #T3#
Schulmann blocking some punches.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schulmann misses with a body punch.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Schulmann controls the action.
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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Schulmann manages to break the clinch.
Schulmann throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
Schulmann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearson.
Schulmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearson connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson lands a right hook to the body. #T4#
Schulmann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Schulmann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Schulmann, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL2#
Schulmann moves into the clinch successfully.
Schulmann misses with some punches. #TD2#
Schulmann gets control of Pearson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schulmann will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pearson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Schulmann is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearson stopping the sweep attempt from Schulmann.
Schulmann trying to keep a closed guard but Pearson is proving a slippery customer. #SU#
Pearson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schulmann scores with a decent looking hook.
Pearson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Pearson cracks Schulmann with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Schulmann moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
Yaniv Schulmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearson connects with a body shot.
Pearson is looking to wear down Schulmann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice cross by Schulmann.
A cross from Pearson lands.
Schulmann throws the left hand but Pearson avoids the punch easily.
Pearson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pearson duly obliges.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pearson - that will leave a mark!
Jab by Pearson.
Schulmann takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulmann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pearson lands a jab-cross combination.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Schulmann.
Pearson blocks a low kick nicely.
Schulmann shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schulmann misses with an uppercut.
Schulmann keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schulmann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Schulmann saw that one coming.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schulmann can do to turn this around?#T1#
Pearson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A low kick from Schulmann misses
letting Pearson counter with a right hand.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pearson scores with a head kick. #ROC#
Schulmann is rocked!
Crunch! Pearson slams his shin into Schulmann's torso.
Schulmann is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson with a nice cross.
Pearson lands with a kick to the temple. Schulmann shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schulmann.
Pearson feints and then cracks Schulmann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schulmann down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulmann throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schulmann manages to avoid it.
Schulmann tries a quick counter leg kick but Pearson is wise to it.
Pearson lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Pearson. Beautiful body shot.
Schulmann shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pearson cracks Schulmann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schulmann tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pearson swivels and escapes.
Schulmann is breathing heavily.
Pearson connects with a crisp jab.
Schulmann doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pearson.
Schulmann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T2#
Schulmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson feints with a jab and clips Schulmann right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Schulmann is sent crashing into the canvas and Pearson leaps in for the kill! Schulmann tries to get to his feet but Pearson is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Schulmann is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DUEL#168 Ketler vs Pearson     
Date:   Jul 07, 2018
#R1#
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Von Ketler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Von Ketler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Von Ketler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Ketler dips to his left and cracks Pearson with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Von Ketler feinted with a counter takedown.
Pearson connects with a crisp jab.
Pearson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Von Ketler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearson.
Von Ketler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Ketler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Ketler.
Pearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Von Ketler takes a step back to recover.
Von Ketler throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Ketler manages to avoid it.#CL#
Von Ketler rushes Pearson and presses him up against the cage.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Von Ketler.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Ketlers head.
Von Ketler lands an elbow inside.
Von Ketler goes for a takedown attempt but Pearson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Von Ketler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Ketler backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Von Ketler.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Von Ketler.
Von Ketler looking to stall.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
A short right from Pearson. #TD#
Von Ketler pulls guard successfully. #SUB#
Pearson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Von Ketler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pearson has managed to get both his arms back between Von Ketler's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SU2#
Pearson stands up and waves to Von Ketler to follow him. #T2#
Decent striking displayed by Pearson there.
Von Ketler missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Pearson misses. #CL#
Pearson tries to keep at a distance but Von Ketler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Ketler controls his hands.
I was talking to Von Ketler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson. #CUT2#
It looks like Eksem Von Ketler has been cut.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Ketler's elbow.
Von Ketler prevents a body shot from Pearson. #TD#
Von Ketler wants the takedown. Pearson is fighting it off but Von Ketler persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pearson's guard against the cage.
Von Ketler is working Pearson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Von Ketler trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Von Ketler won't allow Pearson to get back to his feet. #T3#
Von Ketler postures up in Pearson's guard and throws a big left but Pearson blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Ketler wants to pass the guard but Pearson is keeping the position.
Von Ketler trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Pearson wants to stand up but Von Ketler is controlling him.
Pearson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pearson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pearson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #ES2#
Pearson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Von Ketler off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Von Ketler throws a low kick but Pearson moves out of range easily.
Pearson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Von Ketler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pearson tries to avoid it but Von Ketler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pearson to the ground. Pearson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T4#
Pearson throws a jab when Von Ketler was well out of range.
Von Ketler avoids a kick to the body.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Ketler ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Crunch! Pearson slams his shin into Von Ketler's torso.
Good shot there by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
Von Ketler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Von Ketler blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Pearson feints and then cracks Von Ketler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Ketler down.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Ketler checks the leg kick.
Von Ketler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Ketler throws a jab when Pearson was well out of range.
Pearson tries a low kick but Von Ketler avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eksem Von Ketler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Von Ketler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Von Ketler saw that one coming.
Von Ketler misses the shot to the body.
Johnny Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Ketler dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Ketler.
Pearson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Von Ketler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pearson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Von Ketler if he has to take too many more of those.
Von Ketler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch lands to the side of Pearson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson works Von Ketler's body with a nice hook.
Pearson moves forwards but Von Ketler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Ketler paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Pearson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike. #T1#
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Von Ketler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Von Ketler avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Von Ketler lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Johnny Pearson has been cut.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Von Ketler breaks from the clinch.
Von Ketler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pearson on the side of the head.
Pearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Ketler tries to counter with a takedown but Pearson is quick to defend against it.
Pearson swings for the body but Von Ketler moves out of range.
Pearson throws a lazy body kick #TD#
and Von Ketler counters with a shoot takedown. Pearson fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Ketler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Ketler is looking to work some ground and pound but Pearson has wrist control.
Pearson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Von Ketler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pearson swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Von Ketler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Von Ketler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pearson down.
Pearson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Von Ketler.
Von Ketler tries to advance to mount but can't.
Von Ketler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pearson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Von Ketler tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Von Ketler misses with the ground and pound.#T3#
Von Ketler scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pearson to see if he's OK.
Pearson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Von Ketler.
Pearson is trying to buck Von Ketler off.
Von Ketler tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Von Ketler.
Pearson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Von Ketler asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Von Ketler working the body and head with strikes.
Von Ketler cracks Pearson with a big right hand but Pearson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go. #ROC#
Pearson is rocked!
Pearson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Von Ketler connects with a decent elbow.
Pearson is still in real trouble! Can Von Ketler finish him?
Von Ketler in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Pearson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Von Ketler turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eksem Von Ketler!
Eksem Von Ketler retains his bantamweight title!
Eksem Von Ketler very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

 

Event: DUEL#165 Lafayette vs Denke     
Date:   Jun 23, 2018
#R1#
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pearson. That's going to slow Schulmann down.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Schulmann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pearson finds it's way round the side to connect with Schulmann's head.
Schulmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Schulmann fails with a takedown attempt.
Schulmann shoots in for a double leg but Pearson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Schulmann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Schulmann.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson works Schulmann's body with a nice hook.
Schulmann thumps Pearson with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Pearson slams his shin into Schulmann's torso.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pearson scores with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Schulmann crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pearson - the referee stops the clock and Schulmann gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pearson. Schulmann manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Schulmann counters with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schulmann closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pearson circles away.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yaniv Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson throws a front kick that sends Schulmann stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Schulmann takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson scores with a kick to the body.
Schulmann on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL2#
Schulmann clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson tries a body shot but Schulmann blocks it.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Schulmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Schulmann controls the action.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Schulmann 's eye.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Schulmann.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Schulmann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Schulmann breaks the clinch.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Schulmann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schulmann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Pearson swings for the body but Schulmann moves out of range.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Schulmann.
Pearson lands a jab to the head.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson throws a shot to the body. #CL#
Pearson rushes Schulmann and presses him up against the cage.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson managing to block the knees to the body from Schulmann.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Schulmann controls his hands.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schulmann backwards.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schulmann jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Schulmann around his waist. Schulmann gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schulmann slows down the pace here.
Pearson tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T3#
Schulmann misses with a punch to the body.
Schulmann tries for a takedown. No joy.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Schulmann blocking some punches.
Pearson tries a body shot but Schulmann blocks it.
Pearson working Schulmann over with knees to the body.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Schulmann.
Schulmann dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schulmann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Schulmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schulmann managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Schulmann.
Pearson works on Schulmann's body with a couple of short punches.
Schulmann stalls.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T4#
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Pearson presses Schulmann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Schulmann looks winded!
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson tries to work over Schulmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike.
Schulmann wants a takedown.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC#
Schulmann is rocked!
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Schulmann is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson cracks Schulmann with a nice body shot.
Schulmann seems to have recovered his senses.#BC2#
Schulmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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.
#R2#
Schulmann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pearson lands an overhand right.
Schulmann throws a low kick, looking for Pearson's leg but Pearson calmly moves out of range.
Schulmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schulmann can do to turn this around?
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson slips under a jab.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schulmann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearson is looking to counter the offense by Schulmann and move into the clinch.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schulmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Pearson throws a front kick that sends Schulmann stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Schulmann drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Schulmann tries to free his leg and advance position but Pearson is retaining full guard.
Pearson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schulmann. #ES#
Pearson pushes Schulmann off and scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Pearson.#T1#
Pearson jabs Schulmann right on the nose. Schulmann blinks but takes it well.
Pearson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schulmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schulmann tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pearson is able to avoid easily.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pearson scores with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Pearson.
Schulmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schulmann is breathing heavily.
Pearson lands with a nice body punch.
Schulmann moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson scores with a push kick.
Pearson lands a glancing blow to the side of Schulmann's head.
Good shot there by Pearson.
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 is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schulmann has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pearson.
Schulmann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Schulmann tries to get set, Pearson tries to push him back and clinch up but Schulmann manages to avoid the attempt.
Pearson scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Schulmann pushes him off.
Schulmann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schulmann misses with a hook.#T2#
Schulmann misses with an uppercut.
Pearson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pearson lands with a nice body punch.
Schulmann takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schulmann shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pearson as he avoids it easily.
Pearson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pearson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schulmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pearson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pearson lands a high kick!
Schulmann moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson staying out of range there.
It looked like Pearson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pearson scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Pearson scores with a jab. Schulmann acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL2#
Schulmann instigates a clinch.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson dips a shoulder and cracks Schulmann with a mighty uppercut! Schulmann falls back against the cage and Pearson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Schulmann is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pearson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DUEL#161 Bushiri vs Von Ketler     
Date:   Jun 09, 2018
#R1#
Killer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
Killer takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Killer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pearson to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Pearson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #CL#
Pearson has managed to clinch.
Killer has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Killer scores with a knee to the head.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Killer avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Killer taking a breather.
Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killer.
Pearson managing to block the knees to the body from Killer.
Killer is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Killer into the cage.
Killer tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson. #T1#
Killer avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Killer misses with a body punch.
Killer tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Killer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Killer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike.
Killer blocks an uppercut.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Pearson blocks with his arms.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Killer lands a left hand.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Pearson.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Pearson blocks with his arms.
Killer prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
Killer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Killer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Killer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsons head.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Killer misses with a punch to the body.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Pearson blocks with his arms.
Killer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Killer 's eye.
Killer lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Killer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Killer misses with a knee to the head.
Killer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pearson blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
Killer connects with a knee to the head.
Killer takes an elbow to the temple. #T3#
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Killer blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Killer has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Killer working aggressively here.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Killer working aggressively here.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Killer.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killer tries to stall but Pearson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Killer avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Killer wants to stall. #T4#
Pearson gets through Killer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Killer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Killer misses with some punches.
Killer lands with a left to the head.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Killer tries to land knees in the clinch but Pearson avoids the damage to the body.
Killer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson is leaning against Killer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Killer.
Pearson pushes Killer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Killer looks winded!
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Pearson blocks with his arms.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Killer in his tracks for a moment.
Killer avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A left lands for Pearson.
Killer checks a leg kick nicely.
Killer throws out a powerful jab.
Pearson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Killer can do to turn this around?
Killer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Killer.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Killer ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pearson.
Killer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Killer moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
Killer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Killer throws the left hand but Pearson avoids the punch easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Killer.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Killer avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Killer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Killer throws a hook but Pearson avoids it easily.#T1#
Pearson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A clash of legs there as Pearson blocks the low kick.
Pearson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pearson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pearson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Killer misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Pearson misses its target.
Killer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Killer takes one to the chin there.
Pearson scores with a head kick.
Pearson slips a straight right by Killer.
As Killer tries to get set, Pearson tries to push him back and clinch up but Killer manages to avoid the attempt.
Killer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
Pearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Pearson throws a nice looking combination but Killer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pearson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Killer moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
It seemed like Killer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
A big right from Killer misses.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Killer.
As Killer tries to get set, Pearson tries to push him back and clinch up but Killer manages to avoid the attempt.
Killer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Killer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
Killer closes the distance and clinches.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Killer tries a knee to the head but Pearson blocks it.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Killer is looking to control Pearson's arms but Pearson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Killer has his back to the cage.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Killer.
Killer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Killer is breathing heavily.
Killer managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pearson blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearson works on Killer's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Killer blocks a body shot from Pearson.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Pearson.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Killer prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Killer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Killer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson. #ROC#
Killer is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Killer is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Killer seems to have recovered his senses.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killer throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Killer avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T4#
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Killer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Killer misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Killer's ribcage. Killer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Killer.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Killer looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Killer misses with the head strike.
Killer prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killer's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Killer's sensitive parts.
Killer moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Killer looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
A clash of legs there as Pearson blocks the low kick.
Pearson is looking for a counter combo.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Killer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Killer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killer moves forwards but Pearson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pearson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Killer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pearson dodges the punch combination from Killer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Pearson moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Killer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Killer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Killer.
Killer working hard to break the clinch.
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Killer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Killer with a big uppercut! Killer tries to clinch up but Pearson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Killer to the mat! Killer covers up and Pearson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DUEL#158 Kuchar vs Ajax     
Date:   May 26, 2018
#R1#
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
As Pearson tries to get set, Obama tries to push him back and clinch up but Pearson manages to avoid the attempt.
Obama throws a series of punches but Pearson avoids them all with ease.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been told by Obama's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID290K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pearson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obama staying out of range there.#CL#
Obama instigates a clinch.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson takes a shot to the head. #TD#
Obama is trying to trip Pearson. He has hold of a leg but Pearson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Obama persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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 wants to stand and escape but Obama is having none of it.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Obama tries to pass.
Obama advances position into side control!#SUB#
Obama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pearson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T1#
Obama prevents Pearson from escaping the position.#SUB#
Obama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Obama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Obama wants to control but Pearson is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Obama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pearson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Obama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pearson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Obama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Obama swings around for an armbar but Pearson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Obama's guard.#T3#
Obama wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Obama working for submissions but it's allowed Pearson to get to half guard. #SU2#
Pearson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
Obama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Obama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Obama has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obama.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obama.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obama working aggressively here.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obama avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Obama lands a nice shot to the body.
Obama tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obama is defending well for now.
A short right from Obama on the inside.
Obama takes a shot to the head.
Obama tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obama or not.
Obama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Barack Obama will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Obama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Pearson looks to move away, Obama throws a big counter combo but Pearson just gets out of the way.
Pearson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Obama shoots in for a takedown but Pearson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Obama sets himself, and Pearson steps forward looking for the clinch! Obama avoids it this time.
Pearson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#KD#
Obama drops Pearson with a left right combo! Obama follows him down to the ground into side control. #ROC#
Pearson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Obama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pearson, who protects the arm well.
Pearson is still in real trouble! Can Obama finish him?#SUB#
Obama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Obama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Obama trying to control the position but Pearson is working away. #SUB#
Obama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Obama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Obama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pearson is pushing Obama's head away, looking to escape. Obama manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB#
Obama is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pearson is trying to escape and Obama transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pearson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Obama! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barack Obama!
Barack Obama managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$), into his post fight interview.

 

Event: DUEL#152 Picker vs Kuchar     
Date:   May 12, 2018
#R1#
Killer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pearson.
Killer lands an overhand right.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Killer avoids it.
Killer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pearson clobbers Killer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pearson misses with a wild combination.
Pearson digs a good hook to Killer's body.
Killer lands a jab to Pearson's midsection.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Killer moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Killer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Killer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
Killer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Killer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Pearson was looking to counter with a kick there.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Killer digs a good body shot into Pearson's ribs.
Killer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL2#
Killer darts in and clinches Pearson up against the cage.#T1#
Pearson working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Killer obliges.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killer struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Killer looking to throw knees to the head but Pearson is blocking nicely.
Pearson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Killer lands a body punch.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Killer avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Killer.
Pearson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Killer blocks it with crossed arms.
Killer misses with a knee strike.
Killer blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Killer lands with a left to the head.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killer's elbow.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Killer prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Killer takes a shot to the head.
Killer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pearson gets through Killer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Killer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Killer misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Killer presses Pearson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Killer misses with a body punch.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Killer tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T3#
Killer misses with a knee to the head.
Killer tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Killer lands a good knee to the midsection. Pearson won't want to take too many of those.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Killer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Killer controls the action.
Pearson tries a body shot but Killer blocks it.
Killer tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Killer back against the cage.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Killer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Killer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killer avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Pearson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer.
Killer prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Killer 's eye.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but Pearson blocks with his arms.
Pearson lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson takes a shot to the head.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Killer controls the action. #T4#
Killer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killer trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Killer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killer struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Killer shrugs off.
Killer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.#BC2#
Killer breaks the clinch.
Pearson looks to land a body kick but Killer moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson digs a good hook to Killer's body.
Killer looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Killer moved out of range nicely.
Killer walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
Pearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Killer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Killer clinches up against the cage.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Killer.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Killer can do to turn this around?
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Killer shrugs off.
Killer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Killer.
Pearson managing to block the knees to the body from Killer.
Killer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Killer fails to land.
Killer lands a good knee to the midsection. Pearson won't want to take too many of those.
Killer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Killer dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Killer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pearson.
Killer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Killer 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.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Killer avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Killer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Killer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killer avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Killer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Killer lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Killer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Killer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Killer controls the action.
A short uppercut from Killer. #ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Killer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Killer lands an uppercut.#T2#
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike.
Killer lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Killer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Killer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pearson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Killer is unloading with more strikes now! Pearson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Natural Born Killer!
An out of breath Natural Born Killer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: DUEL#149 Pearson vs Ketler     
Date:   Apr 28, 2018
#R1#
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Ketler.
Pearson throws a solid leg kick but Von Ketler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pearson.
A clash of legs there as Von Ketler blocks the low kick.
Von Ketler tests Pearson's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Von Ketler forces Pearson back against the cage and clinches.
Von Ketler has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Von Ketler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Ketler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Ketler backwards.
Von Ketler struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Von Ketler tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Von Ketler back against the cage.
Von Ketler blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Von Ketler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Von Ketler looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL#
Pearson has managed to clinch.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Ketler backwards.
Von Ketler blocking some punches.
Pearson digs a right hand into Von Ketler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Von Ketler's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Von Ketler pulls Pearson into guard. #T1##SUB2#
Von Ketler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Von Ketler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SU#
Pearson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Von Ketler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Von Ketler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Ketler lands a nice hook to Pearson's body. Pearson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pearson tries to clinch there but Von Ketler circles away.
Pearson motions for Von Ketler to come forward. Pearson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Von Ketler gets tackled into the cage by Pearson. Pearson maintains the clinch.
Von Ketler prevents a body shot from Pearson. #BC2#
Von Ketler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Von Ketler.
Pearson throws a push kick but Von Ketler slaps the foot to one side.
Von Ketler throws a body punch but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson is looking to clinch. #T2#
Pearson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Von Ketler.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Ketler.
As Von Ketler tries to get set, Pearson tries to push him back and clinch up but Von Ketler manages to avoid the attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pearson.
Pearson scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Ketler manages to avoid it.
Pearson misses with a looping right.
Pearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Ketler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Von Ketler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Pearson tenderised Von Ketler's leg. Von Ketler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Von Ketler scores with a hook to the body. Pearson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von Ketler throws a series of punches but Pearson avoids them all with ease.
Von Ketler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pearson throws a body punch but Von Ketler moves out of range.
Von Ketler flicks out a counter leg kick but Pearson steps away.
Von Ketler misses with the combination. #T3#
Von Ketler misses with a looping left.#TD2#
Pearson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Von Ketler is looking to work some ground and pound but Pearson has wrist control.
Von Ketler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Von Ketler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pearson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Von Ketler scoring with some ground and pound.
Von Ketler prevents Pearson from getting back to his feet.
Von Ketler tries to free his leg and advance position but Pearson is retaining full guard.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet but Von Ketler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Von Ketler throwing strikes but missing.
Von Ketler postures up in Pearson's guard and throws a big left but Pearson blocks it. #T4#
Von Ketler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pearson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Von Ketler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Von Ketler from controlling successfully.
Pearson wants to stand and escape but Von Ketler is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Von Ketler.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Von Ketler tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eksem Von Ketler will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Pearson tries to clinch there but Von Ketler circles away.
Von Ketler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson throws a jab when Von Ketler was well out of range.
Von Ketler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Pearson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Von Ketler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Ketler throws a combination. Pearson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pearson throws a leg kick #TD2#
so Von Ketler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!#ES#
Pearson pushes Von Ketler off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Ketler pounces like a tiger and cracks Pearson with a vicious hook! Pearson is down but not out! Von Ketler follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eksem Von Ketler!
Eksem Von Ketler is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, Eksem Von Ketler took to the microphone: 'Ya all counted me out before the fight even started. Even the guy who wrote up the fight preview had me losing. Had me pegged as a one trick pony. In your face mofos.'.

 

Event: DUEL#143 Parker vs Ashton     
Date:   Apr 07, 2018
#R1#
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL#
Obama takes the fight into the clinch.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Obama.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obama.
We've been hearing reports that Obama has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Obama prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Obama.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Obama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Obama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson. #T1#
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Obama seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Obama avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Obama wants a takedown but no success here.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Obama's ribcage. Obama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obama blocks an uppercut.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson tries a body shot but Obama blocks it.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson is leaning against Obama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pearson tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#
It looks like Barack Obama has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.#T2#
Obama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obama.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Obama.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Obama as the two fighters clinch.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Obama blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obama or not.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Obama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obama prevents a body shot from Pearson.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Obama. #T3#
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Obama 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 damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Obama.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson takes a shot to the head.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Obama is breathing heavily.
Pearson lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama takes an elbow to the temple.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage. #T4#
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Obama.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
A short left from Obama.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obama takes a shot to the head.
Obama is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Obama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson works on Obama's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Pearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barack Obama's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nice body kick from Pearson.
Pearson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Obama moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pearson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Obama misses.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Obama is just out of range.#CL#
Obama moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obama avoids it.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Pearson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Obama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Obama.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Obama.
Obama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Obama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson gets underhooks to prevent Obama's takedown attempt.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama lands a body shot. #T2#
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
Obama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Obama avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Obama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Obama's ribcage. Obama let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama works on Pearson's body with a couple of short punches.
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Pearson.
Obama blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Obama 's eye.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obama avoids it.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Obama tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4#
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Obama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obama dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obamas head. #ROC2#
Obama is rocked!
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Oh Obama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearson lands a big right hand that drops Obama! The killer instinct kicks in and Pearson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pearson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!
Johnny Pearson is the new bantamweight champion!

 

Event: DUEL#139 Skrumbo vs Eirikson     
Date:   Mar 24, 2018
#R1##CL#
Pearson moves into the clinch successfully.
Badger has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Badger blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Badger backwards.
Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badger tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Badger back against the cage.
Badger throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Badger in his tracks for a moment.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badger misses with the head strike.
Badger avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Badger scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Badger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Badger's head.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Badger controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badger managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Badger fails to land.
Badger dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson lands a right hand.
A short right from Pearson.
Badger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson landing knees to the body. #T2#
Pearson digs a right hand into Badger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badger's gas tank.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Badger's ribcage. Badger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Badger blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Badger fails to land.
Badger throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson pushes Badger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Badger looks winded!
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Badger told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Pearson presses Badger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Badger's ribcage.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Badger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Badger's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Badger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Badger takes a shot to the head.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badger's elbow. #T3#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badger blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson pushes Badger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Badger swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Badger controls his hands.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Badger controls his hands.
Badger blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Badger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Badger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T4#
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Badgers head.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Badger scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Badger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson tries a body shot but Badger blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson working Badger over with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Badger backwards.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Badger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson jabs Badger right on the nose. Badger blinks but takes it well.
Pearson scores with a jab.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badger.
Badger tries to land a leg kick but Pearson saw it coming and moves away.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Badger sees coming a mile off.
Pearson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Badger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Badger.
Pearson throws a hook but Badger avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson misses with a few strikes there.
Pearson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Badger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Pearson blocks the low kick.
As Badger tries to get set, Pearson tries to push him back and clinch up but Badger manages to avoid the attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Badger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Pearson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Badger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pearson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pearson fakes the leg kick and cracks Badger in the body.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Badger takes a step back to recover.
Badger throws a chopping leg kick but Pearson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Badger moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Badger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Badger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pearson. That one must have hurt.
Pearson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Badger's head.
Pearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badger.
Pearson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T2#
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - Badger circles away.
We've been told by Pearson's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL#
Pearson moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Badger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson lands with a nice body punch.
Badger slips under a jab.
Badger throws a low kick but Pearson avoids it.
Nice cross by Pearson.
Pearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pearson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Badger throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson tries to clinch but Badger is having none of it.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badger can do to turn this around?
Pearson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pearson misses the body punch
and Badger counters with a series of strikes. Pearson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pearson tests Badger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson. #CL#
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Badger in a clinch. #T3#
Badger tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Badger misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Badger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson tries to clinch there but Badger circles away.
Badger tries a low kick but Pearson avoids it.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badger.
A cross from Pearson lands.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pearson works over Badger's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the liver by Pearson. Beautiful body shot.
Badger is looking to chop away at Pearson's legs.
Pearson scores with a decent looking hook.
Badger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters circling a little - Pearson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Badger is breathing heavily.
Pearson lands a right hook to the body. #T4#
Pearson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pearson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Badger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Pearson forces Badger back against the cage and clinches.
Badger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Badger tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Badger takes an elbow to the temple.
Pearson misses with a knee to the head.
Badger takes an elbow to the temple.
Badger has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Badger misses with a body punch.
Badger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
Badger has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pearson.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Badger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badger takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Pearson lands a left hand. #ROC#
Badger is rocked!
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Badger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pearson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Badger is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson drops Badger with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Badger! Pearson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DFN#31 Von Ketler vs Killer     
Date:   Mar 03, 2018
#R1#
Pearson looks to throw a body kick
and Uru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uru moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Uru with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pearson to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uru, pushing him back against the cage.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Uru controls his hands.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Pearson prevents Uru from breaking the clinch.
Uru can't break the clinch.
Pearson prevents Uru from breaking the clinch.
Uru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Uru shrugs off.
Uru working hard to break the clinch.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uru wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearson won't allow it.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Pearson misses with some punches. #T1#
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uru avoids it.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uru's elbow.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Uru blocks the elbow strike.
Uru is trying to break free.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Uru's ribcage.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #BC2#
Uru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearson throws a poor cross that misses
and Uru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uru throws a leg kick but Pearson moved away.
Pearson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Uru.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Pearson takes a swing at Uru's ribcage but misses. #T2##CL#
Pearson moves into range and clinches up with Uru.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uru's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uru is defending well for now.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Uru controls his hands.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Uru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries to work over Uru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Uru breaks from the clinch.
Pearson moves forwards but Uru connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Uru lands with a nice body punch.
Pearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uru counters with a left and a right that stings Pearson.
Uru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Uru fails to land with a series of punches.
Uru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Uru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pearson misses with the body kick
and Uru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Pearson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uru circles away quickly and effectively.
Pearson tries to clinch
and Uru counters with a series of strikes. Pearson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pearson lands the left hand.#CL#
Pearson pushes Uru up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Uru avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Uru is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Uru controls his hands.
Pearson tries a body shot but Uru blocks it.
Uru managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson. #BC2#
Uru breaks from the clinch.
Uru works Pearson's body with a nice hook.
Pearson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pearson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Uru appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Uru is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pearson rather than just go for the knockout.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson with a nice cross.
Pearson thuds his shin into the meat of Uru's side.
Pearson tries to clinch but Uru moves away
and Uru counters with a stiff right hand.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Uru circles away and keeps his distance.
Uru scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pearson doesn't seem bothered though.
Uru takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pearson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pearson jabs at Uru's body.
Uru cracks Pearson with a good jab.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Pearson there.
Uru looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
Uru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Uru counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Pearson lands a head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
Pearson cracks the inside of Uru's front leg.
Pearson with a jab.
Pearson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uru will feel that in the morning.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Uru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson connects with a body shot that sends Uru's belly button to the back.
Uru keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uru avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Uru avoids a kick to the body.
Uru scores with a push kick.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Uru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Pearson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Uru saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Uru slips a straight right by Pearson.
Pearson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pearson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uru will feel that in the morning.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body
and Uru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uru can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Pearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Uru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uru throws a counter combo.
Pearson misses with a body kick.#T2#
Uru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Uru pushes him off.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Uru takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 misses the shot to the body.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Uru.
Uru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Uru is just out of range.#CL#
Pearson clinches up with Uru and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Uru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here. #CL#
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uru's elbow.
Pearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Uru won't want to take too many of those.#T3#
A frustrated look appears on Uru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uru wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Pearson cracks Uru with a nice body shot.
Uru takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Yas Uru has been cut.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Uru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Uru is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Uru backwards. #BC2#
Uru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Uru is avoiding it.
Uru shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pearson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uru can do to turn this around?#T4#
Pearson lands a jab to the nose.
Uru scores with a shot to the body.
Uru swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Uru slips a straight right by Pearson.
Pearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uru.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Uru slips the punch.
Pearson closes the distance but Uru moves to the side
and Uru counters with a nice uppercut.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pearson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL#
Uru gets tackled into the cage by Pearson. Pearson maintains the clinch.
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 Yas Uru's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uru moves away.
Uru misses with a looping left.
Pearson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Uru tries a low kick but Pearson avoids it.
Pearson looks to land a body kick but Uru moved away.
Uru moves out of range of the body kick.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Pearson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uru avoids the body shot from Pearson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Uru blocks the body kick.
Uru keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pearson wants to clinch.
And Uru responds with a good body kick, but Pearson manages to step out the way in time.#T1#
Uru misses with the combination.
Pearson throws a body punch but Uru moves out of range.
Uru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uru throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Uru ducks down to avoid it.
Pearson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pearson moves out of range of the body kick.
Uru scores with a spinning back kick!
Yas Uru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Uru misses with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Uru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pearson lands with a hook. Uru tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donk. Pearson catches Uru right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uru wants to land a leg kick but Pearson is out of range. #CL#
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Uru is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Uru has had enough of the clinch but Pearson keeps him there for the moment.
Uru stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Uru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pearson cracks Uru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
Pearson tries to land a leg kick but Uru saw it coming and moves away.
Pearson throws a lazy uppercut
and Uru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Pearson there.
Uru has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pearson.
Pearson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Pearson has Uru up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson tries to work over Uru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Uru breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Pearson misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pearson. Uru shrugs it off though.
Pearson takes a shot to the body in his stride. #CL#
Pearson gets a clinch.
Uru tries to circle away but Pearson has him pinned against the cage.#T4#
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Uru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Pearson has managed to clinch.
Uru struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Uru shrugs off.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#BC2#
Uru breaks the clinch.
Uru throws a solid leg kick but Pearson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Uru.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Pearson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Uru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson lands with a kick to the ribs. #CL#
Pearson rushes Uru and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uru presses Pearson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uru is defending well for now.

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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DUEL#129 Fury vs Arjuna     
Date:   Feb 10, 2018
#R1#
Feltre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson lands with a good body shot.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab lands there for Pearson.
Feltre is looking to slow Pearson down with leg kicks.
Feltre avoids a kick to the body.
Pearson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pearson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Feltre counters with a leg kick.
Feltre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Feltre lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Feltre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson throws a push kick but Feltre slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Feltre.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Feltre was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feltre moves away.
Pearson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Feltre ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Feltre lands with a right hand.
Pearson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Feltre rather than just go for the knockout.#T1#
Pearson scores with a nice head shot.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Feltre ducks down to avoid it.
Feltre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pearson blocks the body kick.
Pearson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Feltre misses with a two punch combination.
Pearson wants to counter with a clinch but Feltre pushes him away.
Feltre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Pearson.
Pearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Feltre at a distance.
Feltre throws a solid leg kick but Pearson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Feltre.
Feltre tries to land a front kick but Pearson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pearson drops his hands momentarily and Feltre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Feltre.
Pearson digs a good hook to Feltre's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Feltre does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Feltre misses the target.
Pearson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feltre throws a right hand that Pearson ducks under and follows up with a left that Pearson also avoids with ease.#T2#
Pearson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Feltre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pearson.
Feltre misses with a body kick.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A leg kick checked by Feltre.
A head kick by Feltre misses
and Pearson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Feltre thinking.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Feltre is just out of range.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson throws a push kick but Feltre slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson throws a body punch but Feltre moves out of range.
Pearson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFeltre.
Feltre is looking to chop away at Pearson's legs.
Pearson blocks a head kick by Feltre.
Pearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Feltre's sensitive parts. #CL2#
Feltre gets tackled into the cage by Pearson. Pearson maintains the clinch. #TD#
Feltre pulls Pearson into guard. #SUB#
Feltre working for a triangle but Pearson defends it easily. #T3#
Feltre has a closed guard, preventing Pearson from standing up. #SUB#
Feltre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pearson defends it easily.#SUB#
Feltre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pearson defends well.#SU2#
Pearson stands up from Feltre's guard - Pearson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pearson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Feltre counters with a right hand to the body.
Pearson tries to score with a low kick but Feltre moves his leg out of the way.
Pearson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Feltres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
Feltre lands a nice looking body kick.
Feltre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick misses from Feltre.
Pearson tries to clinch but Feltre is having none of it. #CL2#
Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Feltre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Feltre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Feltre jumps guard but Pearson stands there with Feltre around his waist. Feltre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Feltre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Feltre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson cracks Feltre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A lazy left from Pearson finds it's target.
Feltre slips under a jab.
Pearson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pearson lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Pearson throws a jab when Feltre was well out of range.
A punch combination from Pearson misses.
Pearson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Feltre if he has to take too many more of those. #CL2#
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Feltre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #TD#
Feltre drags the fight down to the ground.
Pearson wanted to stand there but Feltre had control of the position. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Feltre looking for a guillotine here but Pearson defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson tries to stand but Feltre is controlling from the bottom.
Pearson postures up. #T1##SUB#
Pearson is posturing up here but Feltre has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Pearson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Pearson has to tap! Slick submission there by Feltre!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Felipe Feltre!
An out of breath and clearly excited Felipe Feltre thanked KOMBAT KLOTHING for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

 

Event: DUEL#125 Feltre vs Skrumbo     
Date:   Jan 27, 2018
#R1#
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Pearson.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pearson stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pearson has time to react.
Pearson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson lands a jab.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Pearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson blocking some punches.
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.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike. #T3#
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Pearson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson trying to stall but Pearson improves his position.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pearson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jackson can turn it around.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Pearson working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson. #T4#
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson 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 wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Pearson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oshan Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Pearson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oshan Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Pearson clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Oshan Jackson has been cut.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
A short left from Jackson. #ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!#T1#
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Pearson is working Jackson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Jackson tries to circle away but Pearson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
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!
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pearson to his knees! Jackson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oshan Jackson!
Oshan Jackson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: DUEL#120 Feltre vs Falcao     
Date:   Jan 06, 2018
#R1#
Pettis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch
and Pettis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Pettis moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettis. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pettis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pearson pushes Pettis away with a front kick.
Pearson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pettis's head backwards.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pettis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands a front kick.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pettis walks into a left hand.
Pearson scores with a punch to the head.
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 jabs at Pettis's body.#T1##CL#
Pettis gets tackled into the cage by Pearson. Pearson maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pettis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Pettis 's eye.
Pettis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pettis is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettis.
Pearson keeps control of Pettis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pettis managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Pettis.
Pearson working Pettis over with knees to the body.#T2#
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson. #CUT#
It looks like Anthony Pettis has been cut.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pearson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Pettis's ribcage.
Pettis looks winded!
Pettis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pettis's elbow.
Pettis is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Pettis is trying to break free.
Pearson cracks Pettis with a nice body shot.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Pettis avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettis has had enough of the clinch but Pearson keeps him there for the moment.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pettiss head.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Pettis's ribcage. Pettis let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pearson is leaning against Pettis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pettis avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pettiss head. #T4#
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson working Pettis over with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Pettis's ribcage. Pettis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
Pearson pushes Pettis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pettis prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pettis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pettis takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pettis blocking some punches.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Pettis shrugs off. #BC2#
Pettis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pettis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pearson tries to avoid it but Pettis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pearson to the ground. Pearson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Pettis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Pearson is looking to slow Pettis down with leg kicks.
Pearson cracks a nice hook into Pettis's ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pearson - that will leave a mark!
Pearson closes the distance but Pettis moves to the side
and Pettis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pearson with a nice cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pearson.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pettis.
Pearson scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pettis off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pearson.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettis lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson tries to clinch there but Pettis circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Pettis misses.
We've been told by Pearson's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.#T1#
Pettis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pettis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.#CL#
Pearson clinches.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearson lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pettis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC#
Pettis is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
Pettis is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pettis wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearson won't allow it.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pettis's defenses. #T2#
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pettis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pettis to his knees! Pearson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DUEL#114 Hoffman vs Chigg     
Date:   Dec 16, 2017
#R1#
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearson lands a nice looking body shot.
Diego Falcao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcao scores with a jab to the head.
Falcao swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearson.
Pearson jabs Falcao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Falcao misses its intended target.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcao moves away.
Falcao defending well as Pearson loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falcao.
Falcao takes one to the side of the head.
Pearson stuns Falcao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pearson swings for the body but Falcao moves out of range.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Falcao saw that one coming.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Falcao misses with a hook.
Pearson misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Falcao throws a leg kick but Pearson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Pearson gets a clinch.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Falcao backwards.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Falcao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Falcao throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson is looking to counter the offense by Falcao and move into the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pearson!
Falcao throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson is looking to counter the offense by Falcao and move into the clinch.
Falcao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pearson's calf.
Falcao tries to land a front kick but Pearson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pearson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Pearson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Falcao throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson scores with a nice strike.
Pearson tests Falcao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pearson.
As Falcao tries to get set, Pearson tries to push him back and clinch up but Falcao manages to avoid the attempt.
Falcao throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcao.
Pearson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Falcao.#T2#
Pearson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Falcao scores with a jab.
Pearson lands a jab to the nose.
Falcao throws the kick towards the body but Pearson avoids it.
Falcao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Falcao.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
A lazy body kick from Falcao #CL#
and Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson tries a body shot but Falcao blocks it. #BC2#
Falcao breaks the clinch.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcao.
Falcao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Falcao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Falcao lands a lovely overhand right.
Pearson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Falcao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.#CL#
Pearson forces Falcao back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Falcao manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Falcao.
Pearson tries to clinch but Falcao moves out of range.
Falcao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Falcao throws an off balance right hand
and Pearson counters with a stiff right hand.
Falcao looks for the body kick but Pearson saw that one coming.
It looks like Pearson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Falcao scores with a nice strike.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falcao looks to land a body kick but Pearson moved away.
Pearson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Falcao misses with a straight left.
Falcao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Falcao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearson staying out of range there.
Falcao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T4#
Pearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Falcao.
Pearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falcao.
Falcao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Falcao misses its intended target.
Falcao lands a lovely overhand right.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falcao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
A little feinted left hand from Pearson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Falcao lands with a nice body punch.
Pearson throws a shot to the body.
Falcao misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson moves out of range of the body kick from Falcao.
Pearson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Falcao.
Pearson lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Pearson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Falcao in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Pearson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Falcao is looking to slow Pearson down with leg kicks.
Falcao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falcao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Falcao sees coming a mile off.
Pearson slips under a jab.
Falcao is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pearson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Falcao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Falcao is looking to land body kicks.
Pearson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Falcao manages to circle out of the way.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Falcao circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson tries to clinch but Falcao is having none of it.
Falcao swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson pushes Falcao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Falcao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Diego Falcao has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson tries to work over Falcao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falcao avoids it.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Falcao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pearson cracks Falcao with a nice body shot.
Falcao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Falcao is breathing heavily.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Falcao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falcao can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Falcao lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcao blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Falcao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcao misses with some punches.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Pearson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Falcao.
Falcao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falcao blocks an uppercut.
Falcao goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Falcao manages to break the clinch.
Falcao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Falcao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pearson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pearson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pearson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL#
Pearson pushes Falcao up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses. #T3#
Falcao prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Falcao managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Falcao can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Falcao managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Falcao.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Falcao's brow.
Falcao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Falcao's head.
Falcao pushes Pearson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Falcao breaks from the clinch.
Pearson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Falcao changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pearson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Falcao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pearson tries to clinch there but Falcao circles away.
Pearson lands with a good body shot.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Falcao throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Pearson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Falcao lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Diego Falcao!
A very excited looking Diego Falcao rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

 

Event: DUEL#110 Andersson vs Army     
Date:   Dec 02, 2017
#R1##CL2#
Pearson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Jawbreak prevents a body shot from Pearson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jawbreak controls his hands.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Pearson digs a right hand into Jawbreak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jawbreak's gas tank.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jawbreak is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jawbreak's defenses. #ROC2#
Jawbreak is rocked!
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jawbreak's defenses.
Oh Jawbreak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
It looks like Dick Jawbreak has been cut.
Pearson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jawbreak! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pearson is unloading with more strikes now! Jawbreak drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!
Dick Jawbreak was interviewed post fight and said 'This is just a setback for me. I'm disappointed but you'll soon see me back at the top!'.

 

Event: DUEL#106 Feltre vs Pearson     
Date:   Nov 11, 2017
#R1#
Pearson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pearson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pearson throws a good cross that connects.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Feltre throws a looping overhand right but Pearson ducks down to avoid it.
Feltre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Feltre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Feltre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Feltre misses with a low kick.
Feltre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pearson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Feltre counters with a head kick. That will keep Pearson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feltre swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson connects with a body shot.
Pearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Feltre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Feltre thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - Feltre circles away.
Pearson thumps Feltre with a low kick.
Feltre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - Feltre circles away.
Feltre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Feltre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Feltre counters with a nice uppercut.
Feltre throws out a leg kick but Pearson moves out of range and Feltre only half commits.
Feltre throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson tries to counter with a clinch but Feltre shakes him off and moves away.
Pearson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson cracks Feltre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Feltre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pearson's sensitive parts.
A solid body kick from Feltre. #T2#
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Feltre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pearson misses with a leg kick
and Feltre counters with a series of strikes. Pearson will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC#
Pearson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Feltre lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pearson. Feltre pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Feltre!
Felipe Feltre retains his bantamweight title!
Felipe Feltre managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING, into his post fight interview.

 

Event: DFN#23 Pearson vs Von Ketler     
Date:   Sep 30, 2017
#R1#
Pearson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Von Ketler throws a combination that misses
and Pearson counters with a left to the body.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Ketler doesn't seem bothered though.
Pearson throws a leg kick which misses Von Ketler's front leg but catches the back leg as Von Ketler tries to avoid it. #TD2#
Von Ketler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pearson tries to kick Von Ketler off but Von Ketler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Von Ketler connects with a nice short shot to Pearson's temple.
Von Ketler trying to control from half guard but Pearson is working away.
Von Ketler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Ketler keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#ES#
Pearson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Von Ketler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Ketler.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Von Ketler shoots in but no luck this time.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Pearson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Von Ketler.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Pearson lands a head shot.
Pearson slips a jab from Von Ketler.
Von Ketler missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Ketler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Pearson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pearson.
Von Ketler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Von Ketler checks the leg kick nicely there. #CL#
Pearson rushes Von Ketler and presses him up against the cage.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Ketler controls his hands.
Pearson pushes Von Ketler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Ketler throws an elbow but misses.
Von Ketler is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eksem Von Ketler.#TD2#
Von Ketler wants the takedown. Pearson is fighting it off but Von Ketler persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pearson's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Ketler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SU2#
Von Ketler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Von Ketler avoids the body shot from Pearson. #TD2#
Von Ketler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Von Ketler from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Ketler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pearson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Von Ketler on the ground.
Von Ketler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
Von Ketler looking to sit in guard and control but Pearson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Von Ketler trying to strike off his back.
Pearson stopping the sweep attempt from Von Ketler.
Pearson is fighting to break Von Ketler's control of his arms but Von Ketler is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Von Ketler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Von Ketler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pearson is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Von Ketler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearson is looking to stand up but Von Ketler won't let him. #T4##SU#
Pearson gets to his feet. Von Ketler looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Von Ketler scores with a three punch combo!
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Von Ketler pushes him off.
Von Ketler drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.
Von Ketler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pearson but Pearson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Von Ketler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Von Ketler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Von Ketler.#CL#
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Von Ketler is avoiding it.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Ketler keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Ketler blocks a leg kick.
Von Ketler throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Von Ketler misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pearson misses the target.
Pearson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A shot to the liver by Pearson. Beautiful body shot.
Von Ketler throws a looping overhand right but Pearson ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Von Ketler. #CL#
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Von Ketler in a clinch.
Von Ketler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Ketler backwards. #T1#
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Ketler controls his hands.
Von Ketler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
Von Ketler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pearson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eksem Von Ketler.
Von Ketler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Von Ketler takes an elbow to the temple. #BC2#
Von Ketler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson is looking to wear down Von Ketler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Von Ketler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pearson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Ketler. Von Ketler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Ketler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson is looking to clinch.
Von Ketler shoots in for a double leg but Pearson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Von Ketler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pearson defends it nicely.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Pearson. #T2#
Von Ketler connects with a looping right hand.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Ketler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Ketler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Von Ketler.
Pearson tries to counter by clinching up but Von Ketler breaks away and moves out of range.
Pearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Von Ketler.
Von Ketler lands an overhand right.
Pearson slips under a jab.#TD2#
Von Ketler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pearson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Von Ketler trying to control the position but Pearson is working away.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Von Ketler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pearson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pearson is trying to buck Von Ketler off.#T3##SUB2#
Von Ketler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #ES#
Pearson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Von Ketler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Ketler avoids the body shot from Pearson. #TD2#
Pearson gets caught napping as Von Ketler dives in and scores a takedown. Pearson manages to retain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Von Ketler's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SU2#
Von Ketler decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pearson, up you get!
Von Ketler goes for a double leg but Pearson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pearson continues to drive forward.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Ketler can do to turn this around?
Von Ketler loads up on a big right hand but Pearson slips the punch.#T4#
Von Ketler darts in looking for a takedown but Pearson gets double underhooks and turns Von Ketler into the cage.
Von Ketler throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Von Ketler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pearson tries to move into range but Von Ketler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson stuffs the takedown.
Von Ketler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Von Ketler. That did some damage!
Von Ketler tries for a takedown but Pearson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pearson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Ketler.
Pearson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Von Ketler.
Von Ketler throws a nice looking combination but Pearson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Von Ketler swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearson.
Von Ketler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pearson defends well and Von Ketler ends up having to push Pearson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Von Ketler keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Pearson misses with a hook
and Von Ketler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pearson thuds his shin into the meat of Von Ketler's side.
Von Ketler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Von Ketler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Von Ketler misses with a takedown attempt - Pearson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pearson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Ketler scores with a hook.
Pearson lands a jab.
Pearson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Ketler.
A leg kick checked by Von Ketler.
Nice sprawl there from Pearson as Von Ketler shoots in.
Pearson connects with a single shot there.
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1##CL#
Pearson clinches up with Von Ketler and pushes him back against the cage.
Von Ketler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pearson gets through Von Ketler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Ketler blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Ketler.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Von Ketler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearson avoids it nicely though and 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 Eksem Von Ketler.
Pearson works on Von Ketler's body with a couple of short punches.#TD2#
Von Ketler works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #ES#
Pearson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Ketler is trying to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling him.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Pearson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pearson lands with a right to the head. #T2#
Von Ketler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pearson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pearson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Von Ketler.
Pearson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Von Ketler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Eksem Von Ketler has been cut.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pearson works on Von Ketler's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson works on Von Ketler's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Von Ketler.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Von Ketler wants to break free but Pearson has control. #TD2#
Von Ketler jumps guard and drags Pearson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SU#
Pearson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Von Ketler on the side of the head.
Von Ketler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Von Ketler there as he acknowledges the shot.#T3#
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Von Ketler is avoiding it.
Nice body kick from Pearson.
Pearson thumps Von Ketler with a low kick.
Von Ketler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Pearson thows a body kick. Von Ketler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pearson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pearson wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Von Ketler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Ketler throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Von Ketler tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Ketler is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.#T4#
Pearson gets underhooks to prevent Von Ketler's takedown attempt.
Von Ketler blocks the elbow strike.
Eksem Von Ketler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Pearson tries a body shot but Von Ketler blocks it.
Von Ketler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pearson.
Pearson is pressed up against the cage. Von Ketler 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.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 body shot but no joy.
Pearson throws a shot to the body.
Pearson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD2#
and Von Ketler counters with a takedown into side control.
Pearson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Von Ketler works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Pearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pearson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!

In defeat, Eksem Von Ketler stepped up to the mic, saying 'Didn't hurt'.

 

Event: DUEL#96 Feltre vs Pearson     
Date:   Sep 16, 2017
#R1#
Pearson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pearson pushes Feltre away with a front kick.
Nice defenses there by Feltre.
Feltre was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Feltre tries a head kick but it misses.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feltre throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #ROC#
Pearson is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Johnny Pearson has been cut.
Pearson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Feltre finish him?
Feltre cracks Pearson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Pearson falls backwards against the cage. Feltre follows up with more strikes that drop Pearson to his knees. Feltre keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Pearson! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Feltre!
Felipe Feltre retains his bantamweight title!
Felipe Feltre made sure to mention his sponsor, MayheM sportswear in his post fight interview.

 

Event: DFC 66: Primal Rage     
Date:   Aug 04, 2017
#R1#
Khashukaev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khashukaev throws a right hand that Pearson ducks under and follows up with a left that Pearson also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Pearson finds it's target.
Khashukaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson wants to clinch.#CL#
Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khashukaev is trying to pull guard but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khashukaev takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khashukaev.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
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 lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khashukaev backwards.
Pearson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khashukaev looks winded!
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Khashukaev controls his hands. #T1#
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Khashukaev tries to score a body lock takedown but Pearson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kantemir Khashukaev.
Pearson presses Khashukaev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Khashukaev controls his hands.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Khashukaev 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.
A short right from Pearson.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Khashukaev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pearson after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson presses Khashukaev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khashukaev takes a shot to the head.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khashukaev backwards.
Pearson pushes Khashukaev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC#
Khashukaev is rocked!
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khashukaev's defenses.
Khashukaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Khashukaev! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pearson is unloading with more strikes now! Khashukaev drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DFC 59: Picker Vs Fighter     
Date:   Jul 07, 2017
#R1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drawers.
Pearson tries to land a leg kick but Drawers saw it coming and moves away.
Pearson throws a solid leg kick but Drawers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pearson.
We've been informed that Drawers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#CL#
Pearson rushes Drawers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drawers avoids it.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson works on Drawers's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drawers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Drawers.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drawers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drawers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drawers prevents a body shot from Pearson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drawers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Drawers tries to pull guard but Pearson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Drawers. #T1#
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drawers's elbow.
Drawers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson cracks Drawers with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Drawers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Pearson clinches up with Drawers and pushes him back against the cage.
Drawers swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drawers wants to stall.
Drawers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drawers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drawers avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Drawers takes a shot to the head.
Drawers prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drawers backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drawers prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Drawers misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drawers.
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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearson as Drawers tries to tie him up.
Drawers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson cracks Drawers with a nice body shot.
Drawers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drawers blocks an uppercut.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Drawers tries to circle away but Pearson has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Pearson.
Drawers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsons head.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drawers backwards.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Drawers prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Drawers trying to control the position but instead, Pearson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drawers into the cage.
Drawers blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drawers.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Drawers avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Drawers breaks the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice shot that snaps Drawers's head back.
Drawers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drawers takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Drawers.#CL#
Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drawers doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
A right hook to the body lands for Drawers.
Drawers gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drawers managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Pearson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drawers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Drawers. #TD2#
Drawers successfully pulls guard.
Pearson wanted to stand there but Drawers had control of the position. #SU#
Pearson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drawers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pearson misses with a series of wild punches.
Drawers tries to score with a low kick but Pearson moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Drawers avoids a kick to the body.
Pearson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pearson connects with a body shot.
Drawers throws a leg kick but Pearson moved away.
A slow jab from Drawers misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
Pearson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drawers moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Pearson scores with a punch to the head.
Pearson punishes Drawers's body with a nice straight punch.
Drawers throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drawers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drawers lands a right hook to the body.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Drawers tries a quick counter leg kick but Pearson is wise to it.
Drawers looks for the body kick but Pearson saw that one coming.
Pearson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Drawers blocks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T1#
Pearson blocks the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Drawers.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Pearson does no damage.
Pearson with a jab.
Drawers swings widly with a right hand
and Pearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Pearson has managed to clinch.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drawers can do to turn this around?
Drawers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drawers lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Drawers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Drawers breaks the clinch.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drawers misses with a leg kick
and Pearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pearson misses the shot to the body. #T2##CL#
Pearson forces Drawers back against the cage and clinches.
Drawers stalling in the clinch but Pearson improves position.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Drawers misses with a punch on the inside.
Drawers blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Drawers tries to pull guard but Pearson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Drawers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drawers avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Drawers looking to stall.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drawers is breathing heavily.
Drawers trying to control the position but instead, Pearson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drawers into the cage.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC2#
Drawers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Drawers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pearson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pearson works Drawers's body with a nice hook.
Pearson lands a nice looking body kick.
Pearson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pearson lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick by Drawers misses
and Pearson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drawers throws a leg kick but Pearson checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Pearson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pearson thows a body kick. Drawers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Drawers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drawers throws a body punch but Pearson moves out of range.
Drawers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pearson lands with an uppercut that bounces Drawers off the cage and back into range.
Pearson cracks Drawers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drawers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body. Drawers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drawers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pearson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
Pearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drawers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drawers misses with a body kick.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drawers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL#
Pearson darts in and clinches Drawers up against the cage.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drawers backwards.
Drawers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drawers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drawers working aggressively here.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drawers backwards.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drawers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Pearson working Drawers over with knees to the body.
Drawers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drawers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Drawers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pearson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Pearson misses its target.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Pearson gets a clinch.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drawers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Drawers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drawers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drawers dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Drawers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drawers 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.
Drawers swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Drawers in his tracks for a moment.
Drawers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drawers blocks a body shot from Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land. #T1#
Drawers has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Drawers misses with the head strike.
Drawers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Drawers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearson is keeping busy.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drawers looking to stall.
Drawers can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson presses Drawers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drawers tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Drawers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drawers's elbow.
Drawers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#
Drawers is rocked!
Drawers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Drawers is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chester Drawers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pearson lands a big right hand that drops Drawers! The killer instinct kicks in and Pearson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pearson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DFC 54: Warpath     
Date:   Jun 16, 2017
#R1#
Dutroux missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dutroux scores with a hook.
Dutroux seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pearson misses with a double jab.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dutroux.
Dutroux throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marc Dutroux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Dutroux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dutroux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Dutroux.
Pearson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dutroux missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dutroux throws out the jab.
Pearson lands a slapping body shot.
Dutroux misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL2#
Pearson rushes Dutroux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Dutroux avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.#BC#
Dutroux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dutroux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Dutroux misses.
Dutroux is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pearson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T1#
Dutroux misses with a lunging right hand
and Pearson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dutroux really felt that one!
Pearson defending well as Dutroux loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Pearson - just one landing.
Dutroux throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Dutroux throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Dutroux.
Dutroux throws the left hand but Pearson avoids the punch easily.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
Dutroux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Dutroux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pearson sizes up Dutroux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pearson defending well as Dutroux loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Dutroux.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Dutroux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dutroux.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Dutroux's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dutroux's efforts to push away.
Pearson pushes Dutroux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Dutroux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dutroux working aggressively here.
Dutroux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dutroux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dutroux working hard to break the clinch.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC#
Dutroux breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Pearson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pearson throws a leg kick which misses Dutroux's front leg but catches the back leg as Dutroux tries to avoid it.
Dutroux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pearson.
Dutroux misses the shot to the body.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Dutroux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Dutroux.
Dutroux throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Pearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dutroux.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Dutroux misses. #T3#
Pearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
A telegraphed right hand from Dutroux misses the target.
Pearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dutroux at a distance.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Dutroux.
A nice side step and Pearson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Dutroux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pearson looks to land a right hand but Dutroux moved out of range.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dutroux's calf.
Pearson staying out of range there.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dutroux throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Pearson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dutroux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dutroux fails to land.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dutroux is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dutroux.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson. #T4#
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dutroux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Dutroux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dutroux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dutroux controls his hands.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dutroux misses with a punch on the inside.
Dutroux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dutroux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dutroux tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Dutroux drops back down to his feet.
Pearson pushes Dutroux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dutroux throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #TD#
Dutroux drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Pearson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearson scores with a jab. Dutroux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A punch combination from Pearson misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
Dutroux throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson defending well as Dutroux loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson tries to clinch but Dutroux moves out of range.
Dutroux misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson misses with a hook. Dutroux ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Dutroux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pearson lunges at Dutroux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dutroux's hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pearson.
Dutroux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pearson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dutroux thinking. #CL2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Dutroux controls the action.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dutroux takes an elbow to the temple. #BC#
Dutroux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dutroux throws a big shot that misses.
Dutroux walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pearson.#T1#
Pearson slips under a jab from Dutroux.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL2#
Pearson rushes Dutroux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dutroux misses with some punches.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dutroux seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Dutroux working aggressively here.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Dutroux lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#
Pearson is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dutroux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dutroux finish him?
Dutroux lands a big right hand that drops Pearson! The killer instinct kicks in and Dutroux finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dutroux!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Dutroux!
A less than humble Marc Dutroux misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

 

Event: DFC 48: Rampage     
Date:   May 26, 2017
#R1#
Yurmommy throws a hook but Pearson avoids it easily.
We've been told by Pearson's head coaches at Elite Strikers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yurmommy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, jab by Pearson - just one landing.
Pearson misses with a hook
and Yurmommy counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Yurmommy misses.
Pearson is looking to counter with a body kick.#TD2#
Yurmommy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pearson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yurmommy on the ground.#SUB2#
Yurmommy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pearson defends it well.
Yurmommy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pearson is looking to escape.
Yurmommy is keen to just control but Pearson is a slippery customer.#T1#
Yurmommy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
Yurmommy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pearson is just riding it out for now. Yurmommy eventually gives up the hold.
Pearson is not content to let Yurmommy control the position.
Pearson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pearson tries to get out of the position.
Pearson is trying to escape back to his feet but Yurmommy uses the scramble to pass into side control. #SUB2#
Yurmommy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pearson, who protects the arm well. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pearson prevents Yurmommy from improving position. #SUB2#
Yurmommy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pearson, who protects the arm well.
Yurmommy advances to mount.
Yurmommy trying to control but Pearson is having none of it. #T3#
Pearson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yurmommy wants to control the pace but Pearson is squirming around nicely.
Pearson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Yurmommy controlling from mount.
Yurmommy punching from mount but Pearson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yurmommy controlling from mount. #ES#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearson bucks Yurmommy off and manages to get back to his feet! #T4#
Some wild striking there from Yurmommy.
Yurmommy misses with a hook. Pearson ducked under it nicely.
Yurmommy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearson swings for the body but Yurmommy moves out of range.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Yurmommy pushes him off.
Yurmommy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pearson with a body shot.
Yurmommy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Yurmommy circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yurmommy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pearson misses with a looping right.
Yurmommy throws out a counter right but Pearson avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eyeam Yurmommy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Yurmommy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Yurmommy avoids it.
Pearson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
Pearson blocks a jab.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yurmommy drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Pearson's head, knocking him out cold! Yurmommy is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eyeam Yurmommy!
Post fight, an emotional Eyeam Yurmommy said 'Night night boy!'.

 

Event: LFC 3: Fight Night     
Date:   Apr 29, 2017
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Disgracie.
Pearson lands a front kick.
Disgracie misses with a few strikes there.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Disgracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Disgracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Disgracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson moves out of range as Disgracie throws a body kick.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Disgracie is just out of range.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Pearson gets a clinch.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Disgracie tries for a takedown but Pearson manages to get underhooks.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Disgracie in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Disgracie's elbow.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Disgracie. #T1#
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Disgracie blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Disgracie avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Disgracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Disgracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Pearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Disgracie won't want to take too many of those.
Pearson pushes Disgracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pearson tries to work over Disgracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Disgracie controls the action. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Disgracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson digs a right hand into Disgracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Disgracie's gas tank.
Pearson tries a body shot but Disgracie blocks it.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Disgracie won't want to take too many of those.#T3#
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Disgracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
Disgracie avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson tries a body shot but Disgracie blocks it.
Disgracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Disgracie avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Disgracie avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage. #T4#
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Disgracie backwards.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Disgracie.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Disgracie prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson works on Disgracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Disgracie.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Pearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pearson takes a swing at Disgracie's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Disgracie backwards.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Disgracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson works on Disgracie's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Disgracie's elbow.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Disgracie's ribcage.#T1#
Disgracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Disgracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Pearson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Disgracie backwards.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Disgracie in his tracks for a moment.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pearson tries a body shot but Disgracie blocks it.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Disgracie can do to turn this around?
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Disgracie in his tracks for a moment.
Pearson pushes Disgracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Disgracie avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Disgracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pearson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Disgracie.
Pearson tries to clinch there but Disgracie circles away.
Disgracie is looking for the big counter here.
Pearson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL#
Pearson has Disgracie up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Pearson lands an uppercut.#T3#
Disgracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Pearson prevents the takedown attempt.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Disgracie.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Disgracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Disgracie shrugs off.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Disgracie controls the action. #T4#
Disgracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pearson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Disgracie in his tracks for a moment.
Disgracie goes for a takedown attempt but Pearson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pearson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Pearson slams his shin into Disgracie's torso.
A head kick misses from Disgracie.
Pearson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Disgracie.
Disgracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pearson.
Disgracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Disgracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pearson checks the leg kick.
Pearson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Disgracie.
Pearson cracks Disgracie with a good jab.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Disgracie is avoiding it.
As Pearson backs off Disgracie throws a huge counter combo but Pearson manages to avoid it all.#CL#
Pearson forces Disgracie back against the cage and clinches.
Pearson tries a body shot but Disgracie blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that second round.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
No luck for Disgracie with that takedown attempt.
Disgracie motions for Pearson to come forward. Disgracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson thumps Disgracie with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Disgracie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pearson - the referee stops the clock and Disgracie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pearson. Disgracie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Disgracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearson thows a body kick. Disgracie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Pearson there.
Pearson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Pearson - just one landing.
Disgracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pearson avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disgracie tries to land a body kick
and Pearson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Disgracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson throws out a powerful jab.
Pearson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Disgracie manages to avoid it.
Disgracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1#
Pearson throws a series of punches but Disgracie avoids them all with ease.
Disgracie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Disgracie tries to land a leg kick but Pearson saw it coming and moves away.
Pearson scores with a punch to the head.
Disgracie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Disgracie duly obliges.
Pearson misses with a two punch combination.
Pearson lands with an overhand left.
Pearson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pearson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #CL#
Pearson darts in and clinches Disgracie up against the cage.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Disgracie controls the action.
Pearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Disgracie blocks an uppercut.
Disgracie managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Disgracie's head.
Disgracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pearson.#T2#
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Disgracie backwards.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Disgracie 's eye.
Disgracie blocks an uppercut.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Disgracie avoids it.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Disgracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pearson prevents it.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Disgracie.
Disgracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pearson prevents it.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T3#
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Disgracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Disgracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Disgracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pearson prevents it.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Disgracie avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Disgracie prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Disgracie controls his hands.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Disgracie controls the action. #T4#
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson tries to work over Disgracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Royce Disgracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Disgracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: LFC 1: Pride     
Date:   Apr 15, 2017
#R1#
Drawers throws a head kick that misses.
And Pearson counters with a quick kick to the body but Drawers blocks it.
Drawers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drawers moves forwards but Pearson connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drawers's elbow.
Drawers blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Drawers.
Drawers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Drawers avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drawers is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Drawers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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.
Drawers takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Drawers fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drawers's elbow.
Drawers tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Drawers drops back down to his feet.
Drawers tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drawers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drawers working aggressively here.
Drawers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drawers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Drawers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Drawers stalling in the clinch but Pearson improves position.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Drawers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearson is keeping busy.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Drawers controls the action.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson tries a body shot but Drawers blocks it.
Drawers tries to pull guard but Pearson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drawers blocks an uppercut.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Drawers controls his hands.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Drawers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drawers misses with a punch to the body.
Drawers blocks an uppercut.
Drawers is leaning against Pearson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Drawers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Drawers.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Drawers fails to land.
Drawers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Drawers is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Drawers into the cage.
Drawers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Drawers is struggling to control the position.
Pearson tries a body shot but Drawers blocks it.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Drawers tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Drawers back against the cage. #TD2#
Drawers gets control of Pearson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Drawers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Drawers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Pearson wants to get up but he can't break Drawers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Drawers is trying to control the position but Pearson postures up. #SU#
Pearson stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drawers, pushing him back against the cage.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drawers is defending well for now.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Drawers controls the action.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drawers swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Drawers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Drawers's head.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drawers avoids it.
The referee calls for Drawers to work.
A short right from Pearson.
Drawers swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson. #T4#
Drawers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drawers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pearson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chester Drawers.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drawers.
Drawers avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Drawers effectively controlling the action here.#TD2#
Drawers gets control of Pearson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Drawers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Drawers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB2#
Drawers working for a triangle but Pearson defends it easily.
Pearson wants to stand but Drawers is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson with a jab.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Drawers.
Drawers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drawers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pearson is able to avoid easily.
Drawers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drawers can do to turn this around?
Drawers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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.
Drawers throws a looping overhand right but Pearson ducks down to avoid it.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drawers manages to avoid it.
Drawers feints a counter leg kick.
Drawers misses with a hook. Pearson ducked under it nicely.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drawers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Drawers moves away and avoids it.
Drawers moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drawers blocking some punches.
Drawers prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Drawers blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Drawers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drawers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Drawers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drawers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Drawers.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drawers backwards.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drawers blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Drawers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Drawers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Drawers's ribcage. Drawers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drawers is defending well for now.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Drawers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T2#
Drawers tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson being controlled against the cage.
Drawers digs a right hand underneath Pearson's ribcage. Pearson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearson as Drawers tries to tie him up.
Drawers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Drawers cracks Pearson with a nice body shot.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Drawers controls his hands.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Drawers controls the action.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Drawers controls the action.
Drawers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drawers. #T3#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drawers.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drawers's elbow. #TD2#
Drawers jumps into guard, dragging Pearson to the mat.
Drawers pulls Pearson in close to prevent any damage. #SU#
Pearson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drawers lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drawers.
Pearson scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Pearson forces Drawers back against the cage and clinches.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Drawers misses with the head strike.
Drawers tries to pull guard but Pearson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drawers tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Drawers back against the cage. #T4#
A short right from Drawers on the inside.
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!
The referee calls for Drawers to work.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Drawers avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Drawers fails to land.
Drawers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chester Drawers.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drawers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drawers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Drawers fails to land.
Drawers wants to stall.
Drawers is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Drawers into the cage.
Drawers is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Pearson has denied him.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Drawers in his tracks for a moment.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Drawers avoids the damage to the body.
Drawers misses with some punches.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Drawers in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pearson blocks a leg kick.
Pearson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drawers loads up on a big right hand but Pearson slips the punch.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drawers manages to avoid it.
Drawers throws out a counter right but Pearson avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drawers.
Drawers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drawers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Drawers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson connects with a solid leg kick.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Drawers avoids it.
Pearson scores with a jab. Drawers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drawers tries to land a leg kick but Pearson saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drawers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL#
Pearson closes the distance and clinches.
Drawers working aggressively here.
Pearson tries to work over Drawers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drawers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drawers tries to pull guard but Pearson won't allow it. #T1#
Drawers blocks a body shot from Pearson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson tries a body shot but Drawers blocks it.
Drawers misses with the head strike.
Pearson pushes Drawers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drawers working aggressively here.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Drawers controls the action.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Drawers controls the action.
Pearson is working Drawers over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Drawers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Drawers avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Drawers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Pearson tries to work over Drawers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drawers prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Drawers lands with a short shot to the head.
Chester Drawers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drawers has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Drawers 's eye.
A short uppercut from Drawers.
Drawers is trying to stall.
Drawers has Pearson pressed against the cage.
Drawers stalls.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Drawers controls the action.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drawers's elbow.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Drawers.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drawers taking a breather.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
A hook to the body from Pearson. #T3#
Drawers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drawers blocks the elbow strike.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drawers misses with the head strike.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drawers.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Drawers tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Drawers back against the cage.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Drawers.
Drawers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Drawers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Drawers controls his hands.
Pearson tries to work over Drawers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson gets through Drawers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearson blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson. #T4#
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearson as Drawers tries to tie him up.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drawers avoids it.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Drawers avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Drawers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Drawers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drawers avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Drawers taking a breather.
Drawers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drawers throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Pearson. #ROC#
Drawers is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Drawers.
Pearson tries to work over Drawers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Pearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pearson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DFC Fight Night 3/11     
Date:   Mar 11, 2017
#R1#
Pearson misses with a hook
and Belval cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pearson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL2#
Pearson clinches up with Belval and pushes him back against the cage.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Belval tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Belval's ribcage. Belval let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Pearson digs a right hand into Belval's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belval's gas tank.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belval backwards.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belval backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belval takes an elbow to the temple.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#
Belval is rocked!
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Belval is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Belval with a big uppercut! Belval tries to clinch up but Pearson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Belval to the mat! Belval covers up and Pearson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DFC Las Vegas 52     
Date:   Feb 24, 2017
#R1#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pearson. Runner shrugs it off though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Runner or perhaps it was just good defense by Pearson, which made it look bad.
Runner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good exchange - Pearson coming out on top.
Runner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pearson's waist but Pearson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Runner off to one side.
Runner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pearson scores with a push kick.#CL#
Runner takes the fight into the clinch.
Pearson gets through Runner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Runner's ribcage.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Runner or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Pearson lands a body punch.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Runner is breathing heavily.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Runner 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.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Runner backwards.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Runner backwards. #ROC2#
Runner is rocked!
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Runner backwards.
Oh Runner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Runner or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson presses Runner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson digs a right hand into Runner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Runner's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearson.#T2#
Pearson digs a right hand into Runner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Runner's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson cracks Runner with a nice body shot.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Runner takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Flash Runner has been cut.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Runner or not.
Pearson digs a right hand into Runner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Runner's gas tank.
Runner takes a shot to the head.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Runner backwards.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Runner with a big uppercut! Runner tries to clinch up but Pearson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Runner to the mat! Runner covers up and Pearson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Pearson!
The defeated Flash Runner had this to say: 'well a loss was gonna happen sooner or latter just need to get back in the cage!! who is next?'.

 

Event: DFC Las Vegas 49     
Date:   Feb 03, 2017
#R1#
Se takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Se scores with a takedown into Pearson's guard.#SUB#
Se postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pearson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Se, into his guard. #REVB##SU2#
Pearson gets to his feet. Se looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Se lands a jab to Pearson's midsection.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Se slips the punch.
Se takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pearson tries to clinch up.
Pearson cracks Se with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Se misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL2#
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Se in a clinch.
Se wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pearson keeps control of Se as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Se.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Se blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pearson tries a body shot but Se blocks it.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Se backwards.
Se takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Karl Se has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Se has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Se tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Se drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Se is breathing heavily.
Se goes for a takedown attempt but Pearson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Se takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Se throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Se throws a nice looking combination but Pearson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pearson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Se walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Se is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Pearson.
Nice cross by Pearson.#ROC2#
Se is rocked!#T3#
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Se was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
Pearson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Se closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pearson tries to clinch but Se moves out of range.
Se gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pearson stuffs the takedown attempt from Se. Se gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Se. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Se tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pearson is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T4#
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Se controls his hands.
Se prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Se wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearson won't allow it.
Pearson gets through Se's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Se drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Se is trying to break free.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Se controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Se's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Se tries to pull guard but Pearson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Se takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Se's cut.
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.
#R2#
Pearson lands with a right hand.
Oh Se is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Se seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson takes a swing at Se's ribcage but misses.
Se swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Se looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pearson is fending him off so far but Se persists. Nope, Pearson circles away and we're back to standing.
Karl Se is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Se looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL2#
Pearson drives through and clinches with Se against the cage.
Se wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Pearson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Pearson works on Se's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Se backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Se blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Se in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T1#
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson works on Se's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Se's elbow.
Pearson tries a body shot but Se blocks it.
Pearson tries to work over Se's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Se controls his hands.
Se wants to take the fight to the mat but Pearson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Se. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson digs a right hand into Se's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Se's gas tank.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Se's ribcage.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Se is working for takedown but Pearson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Se uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Se tries to stall but Pearson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Se uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson tries a body shot but Se blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Se blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson tries to work over Se's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD#
Se manages to pull guard. #SU2#
Pearson stands up from Se's guard - Pearson perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3#
Se needs to keep his hands up - Pearson had a free shot at his head there.
Se takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pearson cracks Se with an open hand slap.
Pearson tries to clinch there but Se circles away.
Se takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Se circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson lands with an overhand left.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson lands a nice looking body shot.
Se takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson lands a nice hook to Se's body. Se takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Se walks into a jab.
Pearson tests Se's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Se fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Se takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pearson stuns Se with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pearson scores with a sloppy right hand. Se should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Pearson instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Se blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson keeps control of Se as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karl Se's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Pearson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pearson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Se blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Se wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Se is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Se blocking some punches.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Se uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Se breaks from the clinch.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Se lands with a nice combination. Pearson backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands a slapping body shot.
Se looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pearson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pearson cracks Se with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pearson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Se's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson scores with a jab to the jaw.#T1#
Se fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson throws a good cross that connects.
Pearson connects with a crisp jab.
Pearson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pearson digs a good body shot into Se's ribs.
Se on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Se with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pearson to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Se backwards.
Pearson pushes Se back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson. #T2#
Pearson throws a big uppercut that drops Se! More strikes from Pearson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Se lies dazed against the cage as Pearson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DFC LV Mayhem 23     
Date:   Dec 30, 2016
#R1#
Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neil. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Neil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Neil slips a straight right by Pearson.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neil's calf.
Pearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neil counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Neil moved out of range nicely.
Pearson lands a front kick.
Neil looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Neil saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Pearson swings widly with a right hand
and Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson. #CL2#
Pearson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Neil trying to control the position but instead, Pearson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Neil into the cage.
Neil scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Neil is trying to break free.
Pearson has Neil pressed against the cage, preventing Neil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pearson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Neil avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Neil wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearson won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Neil stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
Pearson keeps control of Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neil blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Neil wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearson has Neil pressed against the cage, preventing Neil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Pearson is working Neil over against the cage.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Neil is breathing heavily.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Neil's head.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neil.
Neil looking to stall.
Neil is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neil tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Neil is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Neil controls his hands.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Neil is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson digs a right hand into Neil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neil's gas tank.
Neil prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Neil avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Neil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Neil blocks a body shot from Pearson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson works on Neil's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neil.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Neil in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neil. #T4#
Neil blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Neil is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Neil takes a shot to the head.
Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neil.
Neil is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Neil working hard to break the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Neil tries to stall but Pearson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Pearson.
Neil working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Neil blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Neil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neil throws a shot from downtown. Pearson moves away and avoids it.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Neil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pearson lands a slapping body shot.
David Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pearson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearson.
Pearson throws an off balance right hand
and Neil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Neil saw that one coming.
Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Pearson gets a clinch.
Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil blocks a body shot from Pearson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson keeps control of Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Neil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pearson or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson pushes Neil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neil tries to circle away but Pearson has him pinned against the cage.#T1#
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Neil.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson prevents Neil from breaking the clinch.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neil or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Neil blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neil just leaning against Pearson, taking a breather.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearson as Neil tries to tie him up.
Neil tries to stall but Pearson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Neil avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson lands a right hand. #BC#
Neil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Pearson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neil throws out the jab. #CL2#
Pearson rushes Neil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neil taking a breather.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Neil takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neil's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson pushes Neil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson prevents Neil from breaking the clinch.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Neil is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Neil is trying to break free.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neil backwards. #T3#
Neil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearson is keeping busy.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Neil blocking some punches.
Neil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Neil tries to stall but Pearson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Neil blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson prevents Neil from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neil takes a shot to the head.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neil is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pearson is leaning against Neil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson. #T4#
Neil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Neil avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Neil takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Neil controls the action.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Neil's ribcage. Neil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson prevents Neil from breaking the clinch.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neil trying to stall but Pearson improves his position.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Neil controls the action.
Pearson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Neil's efforts to push away.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Neil avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Neil is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Neil into the cage.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Neil.
Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pearson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Neil's hands.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Neil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neil ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Neil saw that one coming.
Pearson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Neil on the side of the head.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Neil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pearson takes a swing at Neil's ribcage but misses.
Neil throwing a counter right hand but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Neil takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Neil makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Neil ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson swings for the body but Neil moves out of range.
Pearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neil.#T1#
Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Neil throws the left hand but Pearson avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Pearson has Neil up against the cage in a clinch.
Neil blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Neil is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearson gets an underhook and turns Neil into the cage.
Neil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearson as Neil tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Neil's head.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Neil controls his hands.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neil backwards.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson keeps control of Neil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neil blocking some punches.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Neil trying to stall but Pearson improves his position.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neil backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
Neil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson prevents Neil from breaking the clinch.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson pushes Neil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neil - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T3#
Pearson cracks Neil with a nice body shot.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Neil in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Neil controls his hands.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Neil's head.
Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson gets through Neil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Neil is looking to control Pearson's arms but Pearson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neil has his back to the cage.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Neil's head.
Neil blocks an uppercut.
Pearson presses Neil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Pearson. #ROC2#
Neil is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Oh Neil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson throws a big uppercut that drops Neil! More strikes from Pearson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Neil lies dazed against the cage as Pearson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!

 

Event: DFC LV Sin City 19     
Date:   Dec 09, 2016

 

Event: DFC Sin City 13     
Date:   Oct 15, 2016
#R1#
Gardner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pearson. #CL#
Pearson has Gardner up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson is pressed up against the cage. Gardner 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 moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL#
Pearson drives through and clinches with Gardner against the cage.
Gardner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pearson fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
Pearson moves into the clinch successfully.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Gardner's ribcage. Gardner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gardner.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Gardner.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gardner looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson digs a right hand into Gardner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gardner's gas tank. #T1#
Gardner wants a takedown.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gardner backwards.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC#
Gardner is rocked!
Pearson works on Gardner's body with a couple of short punches.
Gardner is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gardner or not.
Pearson works on Gardner's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gardner backwards.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Gardner backwards.
Pearson dips a shoulder and cracks Gardner with a mighty uppercut! Gardner falls back against the cage and Pearson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gardner is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pearson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pearson!

 

 
 
 
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