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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Donati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pearson's choice of entrance music: Five Finger Death Punch White Knuckles. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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223 lbs
14 - 12 - 2 |
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211 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgil Donati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Pearson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donati throws a lazy right hand but Pearson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donati swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Pearson misses its intended target.
Pearson fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Pearson tenderised Donati's leg. Donati is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donati is looking to clinch.
Donati looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Donati. That snapped Pearson's head back.
Donati uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Pearson tests Donati's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pearson lands with a straight right. Donati didn't see that one coming.
Donati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donati checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab from Donati.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donati fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clay Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donati misses the jab.
Pearson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pearson goes for a takedown attempt but Donati pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A combination from Donati does no damage.
Donati will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Donati is avoiding it.
Donati tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch but Donati moves out of range.
Pearson clinches with his opponent.
Donati is trying to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling him.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donati.
Donati prevents the takedown attempt.
Virgil Donati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Pearson.
Pearson prevents Donati from breaking the clinch.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Donati.
Virgil Donati is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donati walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Donati was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donati.
Pearson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donati throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donati throws a lazy right hand but Pearson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pearson misses with a hook. Donati ducked under it nicely.
Pearson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pearson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
Pearson is trying to trip Donati. He has hold of a leg but Donati is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pearson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Donati preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Donati trying to keep a closed guard but Pearson is proving a slippery customer.
Pearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Donati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donati looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pearson tries to free his leg and advance position but Donati is retaining full guard.
Clay Pearson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Donati has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pearson.
Donati keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pearson has Donati up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson has Donati pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pearson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Donati tumbling to the mat - Pearson dives into Donati's guard.
Pearson tries to stand but Donati is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson tries to free his leg and advance position but Donati is retaining full guard.
Pearson wants to control from the top but Donati keeps moving.
Donati wants to sweep but no luck.
Donati manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pearson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donati misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donati.
Donati blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Clay Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donati tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pearson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donati is out of range.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Donati moved away.
Pearson throws a low kick, looking for Donati's leg but Donati calmly moves out of range.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donati blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Pearson throws an off balance right hand
and Donati cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Clay Pearson has been cut.
Donati stuns Pearson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pearson, right into the meat.
Pearson throws the left hand but Donati avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donati checks a leg kick.
Donati lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson swats away the attempt to clinch by Donati.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Donati checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Donati keeps the fight on the outside.
Pearson has managed to clinch.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Donati's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pearson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pearson moves into the clinch successfully.
Donati is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donati.
Donati scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donati managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson keeps control of Donati as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donati manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donati uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donati looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donati tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pearson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donati lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pearson backs up against the cage.
Pearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Donati pushes him off.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Donati circles away and keeps his distance.
Donati closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pearson tries to clinch but Donati moves out of range.
Pearson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donati checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donati throws a jab when Pearson was well out of range.
Donati throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donati moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Donati fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pearson on the side of the head.
Pearson closes the distance and pushes Donati back into the cage.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donati breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearson rushes Donati and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Donati backwards.
Pearson takes a shot to the head.
Donati blocks the elbow strike.
Donati takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donati.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Donati's head.
A frustrated look appears on Donati's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pearson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Donati avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Donati takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donati.
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 short left from Pearson.
Donati escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donati misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donati checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donati misses with a looping right.
Pearson forces Donati back against the cage and clinches.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pearson throws a big uppercut that drops Donati! More strikes from Pearson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Donati lies dazed against the cage as Pearson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Pearson!
After winning the bout, Clay Pearson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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