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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards has chosen All My Life as his entrance music. Lester Pearson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Richards's chin.
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278 lbs
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190 cm
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Richards!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Pearson moves out of range easily.
Richards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pearson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Richards.
Richards misses with a head kick.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Richards slips a straight right by Pearson.
Richards throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Richards lands a head kick that stumbles Pearson and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Lester Pearson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards wanted to stand there but Pearson had control of the position.
Richards thows a big elbow that misses.
Richards tries to free his leg and advance position but Pearson is retaining full guard.
Richards drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richards jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
Pearson looking for a sweep. Not yet Pearson, not yet.
Pearson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pearson tries to get out of the position.
Pearson is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards knocks Pearson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Pearson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pearson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pearson wants to control but Richards is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pearson is looking to improve his position.
Pearson trying to control from the bottom.
Richards looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearson is defending against the submission attempts here by Richards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is looking for a sweep. Richards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Richards is nestled in close to Pearson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Richards sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pearson defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pearson's head.
Pearson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pearson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Richards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards tries to bum rush Pearson with a series of wild strikes but Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards staying out of range there.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Pearson and Richards goes tumbling to the canvas! Pearson follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
It looks like Harry Richards has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pearson slips a nice elbow through Richards's hands, connecting with Richards's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pearson working over Richards with some ground and pound. Richards looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pearson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That has opened up Harry Richards's cut even more.
Pearson slips a nice elbow through Richards's hands, connecting with Richards's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Richards dominated that 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.
Richards throws a wild body kick that Pearson sees coming a mile off.
Richards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harry Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
Pearson blocks a head kick by Richards.
Richards throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
Richards throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Richards to the mat! Richards manages to get full guard.
Pearson cracks Richards with a solid left hand.
Pearson looking to pass the guard.
Richards throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Pearson wants to pass the guard but Richards is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Pearson is working Richards over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Richards looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Richards looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Richards!
Pearson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Richards thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Richards off and has taken his back!
Pearson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Richards is defending well though. Pearson let's go of the attempt for now.
Richards turns into Pearson and is now in his guard.
Pearson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pearson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Richards's guard.
Pearson tries to free his leg and advance position but Richards is retaining full guard.
Richards escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pearson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson tries to free his leg and advance position but Richards is retaining full guard.
Richards tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pearson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Richards has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pearson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Richards can't keep his opponent in guard - Pearson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pearson trying to control from half guard but Richards is working away.
Richards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pearson works his way into full mount!
Pearson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Richards hang on?
Pearson lands with some strikes.
Harry Richards's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harry Richards's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lester Pearson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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