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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pearson (ranked 681 p4p, 83 weight class) and Tommy Walcott (ranked 1344 p4p, 156 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174 cm
34
138 lbs
28 - 25 - 0 |
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170 cm
31
140 lbs
24 - 18 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! 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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round. 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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.
Walcott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round. 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. 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. 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walcott stalling. 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
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
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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.
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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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