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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Garry Hobbs (ranked 4781 p4p, 4939 weight class) and Jermaine Pearson (ranked 385 p4p, 399 weight class). Garry Hobbs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
Good chin
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garry Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hobbs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A cross from Hobbs lands.
Pearson has managed to clinch.
Hobbs working hard to break the clinch.
Hobbs can't break the clinch.
Pearson stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hobbs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pearson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pearson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Hobbs tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hobbs tries to circle away but Pearson has him pinned against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pearson.
Pearson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hobbs is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Hobbs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hobbs up against the ropes.
Pearson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd are getting on Pearson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hobbs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hobbs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson staying out of range there.
Pearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pearson.
Pearson avoiding damage.
Hobbs is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pearson stalling against the ropes.
Hobbs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Pearson.
Pearson tries to work over Hobbs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hobbs working hard to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pearson.
Pearson controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Pearson.
Pearson drives through and clinches with Hobbs against the ropes.
Pearson just leaning against Hobbs, taking a breather.
Pearson has Hobbs pushed against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch but Pearson keeps him there for the moment.
Pearson avoiding damage.
Hobbs is trying to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling him.
Hobbs is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pearson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Pearson.
Hobbs tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hobbs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hobbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hobbs, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hobbs is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Hobbs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pearson pushes Hobbs back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson effectively controlling the action here.
A bit of stalling here from Pearson.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Hobbs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson rushes Hobbs and presses him up against the ropes.
Hobbs is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson has Hobbs pressed against the ropes, preventing Hobbs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hobbs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pearson keeps control of Hobbs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearson pushes Hobbs back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pearson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hobbs's efforts to push away.
Hobbs is breathing heavily.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hobbs.
Hobbs is trying to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling him.
Hobbs being controlled against the ropes.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson leaning against his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hobbs is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hobbs can't break the clinch.
Hobbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hobbs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine 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.
Pearson gets a clinch.
Pearson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Pearson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hobbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson moves into range and clinches up with Hobbs.
Hobbs is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hobbs wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobbs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pearson has Hobbs pressed against the ropes.
Hobbs wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Pearson is working Hobbs over against the ropes.
Pearson avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hobbs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pearson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hobbs is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hobbs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hobbs avoids it.
Hobbs is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hobbs tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
Pearson misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson prevents Hobbs from breaking the clinch.
Hobbs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pearson stalls.
Pearson stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson stalling in the clinch.
Pearson cracks Hobbs with a nice body shot.
The referee calls for Pearson to work.
Jermaine Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hobbs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hobbs avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
Hobbs avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the ropes.
Hobbs avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Hobbs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hobbs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pearson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hobbs's efforts to push away.
Pearson has Hobbs pressed against the ropes, preventing Hobbs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hobbs tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the ropes.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson stalling.
Hobbs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson clinches with his opponent.
Pearson stalls.
Hobbs is trying to break free.
Hobbs tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
Pearson has Hobbs pressed against the ropes, preventing Hobbs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pearson.
Pearson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the head but Hobbs blocks with his arms.
Hobbs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Pearson has Hobbs pressed against the ropes, preventing Hobbs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hobbs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hobbs is trying to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling him.
Pearson tries a body shot but Hobbs blocks it.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hobbs avoids it.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson effectively controlling the action here.
Hobbs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson has Hobbs pushed against the ropes.
Pearson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hobbs is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Hobbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hobbs.
Pearson looking to throw knees to the head but Hobbs is blocking nicely.
Pearson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Hobbs.
Hobbs can't break the clinch.
Hobbs tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hobbs throws a poor cross that misses
and Pearson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pearson clinches up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Pearson.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch but Pearson keeps him there for the moment.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hobbs backwards.
Pearson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hobbs up against the ropes.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Hobbs wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Hobbs tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson stalls.
Hobbs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hobbs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pearson walks into a left hand.
Hobbs missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson clinches up against the ropes.
Pearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Pearson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Hobbs is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Pearson has Hobbs pressed against the ropes.
Hobbs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hobbs wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearson won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pearson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hobbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson has Hobbs pushed against the ropes.
Hobbs tries to circle away but Pearson has him pinned against the ropes.
Hobbs tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the ropes.
Garry Hobbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Hobbs throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Hobbs working hard to break the clinch.
Hobbs blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pearson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Pearson.
Pearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pearson! But no joy.
Hobbs tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hobbs is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the ropes.
Hobbs letting Pearson take a breather here.
Hobbs misses with a punch on the inside.
Hobbs misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hobbs's elbow.
Hobbs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hobbs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pearson prevents Hobbs from breaking the clinch.
Pearson leaning against his opponent.
Pearson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hobbs up against the ropes.
Hobbs wants to break free but Pearson has control.
Come on Pearson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stalling in the clinch from Pearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jermaine Pearson.
Pearson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hobbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson prevents Hobbs from breaking the clinch.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hobbs being controlled against the ropes.
Pearson looking to throw knees to the head but Hobbs is blocking nicely.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hobbs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hobbs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hobbs is defending well for now.
Hobbs looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jermaine Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the head but Hobbs blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jermaine Pearson!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jermaine Pearson!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jermaine Pearson!
Jermaine Pearson wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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