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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Madison (ranked 4103 p4p, 5131 weight class) and Cael Pearson (ranked 427 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Doug Madison has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Doug Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cael Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a hook but Madison avoids it easily.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Madison's head but Madison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Madison moved away.
It looked like Madison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Madison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pearson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Madison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearson smiles and moves away.
Madison checks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Madison.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Madison is being controlled here.
Madison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pearson on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson looks up at the clock and then as Madison takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pearson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pearson is staying tight to Madison's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Madison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Madison is being controlled here.
Pearson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Madison takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Madison to see if he's OK.
Pearson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pearson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pearson is chipping away with strikes.
Madison wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pearson cracks Madison with a big elbow.
Pearson slows the pace down.
Madison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pearson working the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Madison tries to bench press Pearson off him but Pearson keeps the position.
Pearson controlling the position from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Pearson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Madison gets tackled into the cage by Pearson. Pearson maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pearson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Madison is trying to keep an underhook but Pearson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pearson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pearson is continuing to stall.
Madison trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Pearson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pearson passes to side control.
Madison takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've been informed that Pearson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Madison gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pearson controlling from the full mount.
Pearson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pearson controlling the position easily from mount.
Pearson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pearson looking to finish Madison with some ground and pound. This is bad for Madison!
Pearson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Madison hang on?
Pearson controlling his opponent.
Madison is bucking up trying to escape but Pearson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pearson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pearson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Madison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pearson raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Madison wants to control but Pearson is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson controlling the pace for now.
Pearson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pearson controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pearson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pearson raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson with the ground and pound from mount.
Pearson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pearson scoring with strikes but Madison is staying in there.
Pearson controlling the position easily from mount.
Madison is in a horrible position here. Pearson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pearson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Madison can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Madison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Madison seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Madison is looking to clinch but Pearson is avoiding it.
Madison tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pearson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pearson manages to end up in side control.
Pearson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison is trying to control Pearson's posture but Pearson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pearson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pearson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Madison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pearson working the body and head with strikes.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cael Pearson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Madison is trying to improve his position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pearson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pearson landing strikes.
Pearson controls the position.
Pearson advances to full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pearson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson landing strikes from the mount and Madison is in trouble!
Pearson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pearson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pearson content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The adventures of Pearson the control monster continue. Boring.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Pearson!
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