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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jones (ranked 305 p4p, 7 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 463 p4p, 14 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Take my hand. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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146 lbs
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138 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
Pearson keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Pearson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've been informed that Pearson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pearson throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pearson clinches up against the cage.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones is working for takedown but Pearson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pearson uses from the top position.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Pearson.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pearson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pearson tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pearson.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Pearson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Pearson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones stops Pearson from getting back to his feet.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones wants to control but Pearson is keeping him busy.
Pearson pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones is looking to advance position but Pearson won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pearson tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Jones slips a straight right by Pearson.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Pearson avoided it.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Pearson lands with a shot to the body.
Pearson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Pearson throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Pearson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Pearson.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones is working for takedown but Pearson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jones manages to end up in side control.
Pearson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pearson stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pearson cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pearson lands with a cross.
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pearson on his heels. He'll look to pass Pearson's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Pearson keeps moving.
Brian Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Pearson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pearson manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Pearson's guard.
Pearson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pearson kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
Pearson tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pearson misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pearson's knee momentarily.
Pearson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Pearson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones gets a double leg takedown into Pearson's guard.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stops Pearson from standing up.
Pearson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Pearson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pearson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pearson thinking.
Pearson misses with a double jab.
Jones appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pearson - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pearson. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brian Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Pearson swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries for a takedown but Pearson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pearson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pearson as he avoids it easily.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Pearson catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Pearson misses the jab.
Jones is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pearson cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson lands with a slapping head kick.
Pearson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pearson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pearson but Pearson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pearson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pearson looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pearson takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Pearson throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pearson, who protects the arm well.
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pearson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pearson pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but Pearson is working away.
Pearson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Pearson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pearson sneaks out the side door and pushes Jones away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Pearson keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pearson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pearson instigates a clinch.
Jones avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pearson after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Pearson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Pearson tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Pearson is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pearson down to the mat. Pearson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Jones dives in and grabs Pearson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pearson pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Pearson throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Jones slips a straight right by Pearson.
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pearson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson lands with a good body shot.
Pearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pearson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Pearson.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Pearson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnny Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Pearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
As Pearson backs away, Jones returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is looking to wear down Pearson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A cross from Pearson lands.
Pearson misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Pearson defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones prevents Pearson from standing back up.
Jones is looking for submissions but instead, Pearson has regained full guard.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pearson's guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Pearson defending well.
Pearson tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two 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.
Jones wants to take a breather but Pearson is having none of it.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Pearson defending well.
Pearson is looking to escape.
Pearson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jones keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones has clasped his hands together around Pearson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pearson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pearson's waist but Pearson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Pearson.
Pearson misses with the body kick
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Pearson. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Pearson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pearson scores with a shot to the body.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a few strikes there.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pearson sprawls and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearson lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Pearson moves his leg out of the way.
Pearson misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pearson's knee momentarily.
Pearson tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson wants to counter with a clinch but Jones pushes him away.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Pearson back into the cage.
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pearson prevents it.
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pearson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pearson.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pearson. Pearson obviously looking to wear him down.
Pearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pearson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pearson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pearson avoids it really well and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pearson. Jones shrugs it off though.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pearson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Brian Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pearson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Pearson settles back down.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Pearson avoided it.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Pearson throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Jones lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pearson tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Pearson with a nice cross.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Jones half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pearson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pearson prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!
Johnny Pearson is the new bantamweight champion!
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