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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone has chosen UFC Undisputed 3 Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Stone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Jimmy Stone has been cut.
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.
Stone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Stone wants to clinch
enabling Pearson to counter with a crisp jab.
Pearson drops Stone with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Stone looks back up at him and smiles so Pearson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Stone defending well as Pearson loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson looks to land a combination but Stone avoids it well.
Pearson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Stone is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Pearson.
Pearson swinging wildly here.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Pearson pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Pearson looks to land a combination. Stone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pearson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Pearson swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Pearson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pearson dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson jabs Stone right on the nose. Stone blinks but takes it well.
That has opened up Jimmy Stone's cut even more.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone tries to clinch there but Pearson circles away.
Nice shot lands for Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson scores with a shot to the body.
Pearson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Pearson misses with a few strikes there.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stone misses with some punches.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Stone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pearson wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone lands a body punch.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
Stone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone taking a breather.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Stone.
Pearson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Wayne Pearson has been cut.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone has Pearson pressed against the cage.
Stone lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stone keeps control of Pearson 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.
Wayne Pearson dominated that round.
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.
Some wild striking there from Pearson.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pearson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pearson swings widly with a right hand
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stone wants to clinch up but Pearson keeps it at a distance.
Pearson scores with a decent looking 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!
Pearson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson lands a left and a right that send Stone crashing to the mat, dazed. Pearson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The cut above Jimmy Stone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pearson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pearson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Stone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Wayne Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Stone ducks right into an uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Stone wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Pearson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pearson misses with a few strikes there.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Pearson sizes up Stone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pearson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson connects with a crisp jab.
Pearson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone tries to clinch but Pearson is having none of it.
A combination from Pearson does no damage.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone wants to clinch.
Pearson misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Pearson.
Stone moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Pearson lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Pearson throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pearson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Pearson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Pearson lands a really nice looking cross but Stone seems unphased.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Pearson cracks Stone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pearson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone drives through and clinches with Pearson against the cage.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Stone.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stone lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jimmy Stone's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Pearson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Stone.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Jimmy Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stone tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Stone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Pearson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stone cracks Pearson with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearson tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Stone.
Stone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Stone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stone.
Stone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearsons head.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Stone misses with some punches.
Pearson tries to pull guard but Stone won't allow it.
Pearson is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone is leaning against Pearson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stone lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Jimmy Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pearson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stone walks away with a smile on his face. Pearson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pearson connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
Pearson swings widly with a right hand
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pearson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Pearson!
An out of breath Wayne Pearson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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RATING
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