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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pearson (ranked 1257 p4p, 143 weight class) and Brian Jones (ranked 894 p4p, 105 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Take my hand. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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138 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pearson. That one must have hurt.
Jones takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones stops Pearson from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones stops Pearson from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones trying to control but Pearson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pearson defends it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Pearson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
Pearson throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Pearson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Pearson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Pearson had a free shot at his head there.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Pearson, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Pearson against the cage but Pearson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Pearson.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pearson wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Pearson throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Pearson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson misses with the body kick
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pearson cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
A combination from Pearson does no damage.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Pearson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pearson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pearson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Pearson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
Pearson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pearson as he avoids it easily.
Pearson is looking to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones looks for a takedown but Pearson sprawls well.
Jones fails with the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearson can pounce on him.
Pearson misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pearson throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Pearson was not able to check.
Pearson throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Pearson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones tries to pull guard but Pearson won't allow it.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pearson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones tries for a takedown but Pearson manages to get underhooks.
Pearson stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Pearson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pearson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Pearson lands an uppercut.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Pearson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones tries to pull guard but Pearson holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pearson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Johnny Pearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Pearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Pearson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pearson to keep the fight standing.
Pearson with a knee to the head.
Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Pearson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pearson gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pearson moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pearson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheers as Pearson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pearson clinches.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Pearson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Pearson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnny Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Pearson stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Pearson with a knee to the head.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pearson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Pearson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pearson is defending well.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Brian Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearson digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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.
Pearson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Pearson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jones manages to circle out of the way.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pearson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Jones.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Pearson is working Jones over against the cage.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pearson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Pearson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Pearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pearson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!
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