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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Pearson (ranked 308 p4p, 44 weight class) and Super Heavyweight (ranked 238 p4p, 32 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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261 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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280 lbs
31 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Heavyweight!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Heavyweight.
Pearson thows a body kick. Heavyweight tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Heavyweight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pearson.
Heavyweight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pearson finds it's way round the side to connect with Heavyweight's head.
It looks like Super Heavyweight has been cut.
Pearson lands with a nice body kick.
Heavyweight looks winded!
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heavyweight's calf.
Pearson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heavyweight's hands.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heavyweight. That did some damage!
Pearson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heavyweight is out of range and Pearson settles back down.
Heavyweight steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pearson.
Heavyweight jabs Pearson right on the nose. Pearson blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Heavyweight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heavyweight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Heavyweight blocks the low kick.
Heavyweight checks a low kick from Pearson.
The crowd cheers as Heavyweight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pearson doesn't seem phased though.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heavyweight throws out the jab.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight swings widly with a right hand
and Pearson counters with a straight right hand.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Heavyweight.
Pearson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Heavyweight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pearson on the side of the head.
Heavyweight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heavyweight connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heavyweight scores with the left hand. Pearson knows he should have avoided that one.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Pearson misses the target.
Heavyweight cracks Pearson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heavyweight misses the jab.
Heavyweight scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Pearson misses with a hook to the body
and Heavyweight counters with a left to the body.
Heavyweight connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heavyweight might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pearson wants to slow Heavyweight down by chopping away at his legs.
Pearson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pearson needs to keep his hands up - Heavyweight had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Heavyweight misses.
Pearson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heavyweight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearson can pounce on him.
Heavyweight throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Heavyweight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Heavyweight missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heavyweight scores with a nice head shot.
Pearson thows a body kick. Heavyweight tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Heavyweight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pearsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pearson moves away from the strike by Heavyweight.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pearson throws a chopping leg kick but Heavyweight manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Super Heavyweight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heavyweight throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heavyweight just manages to avoid it.
Heavyweight tests Pearson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
You can see that Heavyweight has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Heavyweight with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heavyweight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson throws a low kick, looking for Heavyweight's leg but Heavyweight calmly moves out of range.
Pearson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heavyweight to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heavyweight slips under a jab.
Heavyweight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Heavyweight finds it's way through Pearson's defenses.
Pearson throws a hook but Heavyweight blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Heavyweight dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pearson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heavyweight throws a right and a left that both miss.
A low kick from Pearson is predictable there
and Heavyweight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heavyweight looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Heavyweight throws a jab but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pearson misses with a hook
and Heavyweight moves into the clinch.
Heavyweight tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Heavyweight's ribcage. Heavyweight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson has Heavyweight pushed against the cage.
Pearson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Pearson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heavyweight up against the cage.
Heavyweight lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That has opened up Super Heavyweight's cut even more.
Heavyweight tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Heavyweight avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Heavyweight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heavyweight misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Heavyweight throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Heavyweight is breathing heavily.
Pearson tries to work over Heavyweight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Super Heavyweight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Heavyweight misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heavyweight.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Heavyweight is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heavyweight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pearson counters with a stiff right hand.
Heavyweight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heavyweight. That did some damage!
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Heavyweight.
Pearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heavyweight scores with a punch to the head.
Heavyweight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Heavyweight throws a lazy uppercut
and Pearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above Super Heavyweight's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Heavyweight misses its intended target.
Pearson throwing a counter right hand but Heavyweight manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Heavyweight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heavyweight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pearson on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Heavyweight.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Heavyweight.
Pearson throws a big counter combination but Heavyweight scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Heavyweight throws a hook but Pearson blocks it.
Heavyweight misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Pearson throwing a counter right hand but Heavyweight manages to avoid it.
Pearson looks to throw a body kick
and Heavyweight counters with a nice uppercut.
Heavyweight misses with a hook
and Pearson counters with a body kick that stops Heavyweight in his tracks momentarily.
Heavyweight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heavyweight on the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Super Heavyweight's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Pearson!
A victorious James Pearson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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