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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 925 p4p, 107 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 2025 p4p, 225 weight class). Jerry Haze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson has closed the distance and engaged Haze in a clinch.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Haze lands an uppercut.
Haze throws a head punch that misses.
Haze is trying to trip Pearson. He has hold of a leg but Pearson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Haze persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pearson wants to stand but Haze is controlling the position.
Haze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze connects with a couple of short punches.
Pearson is looking to stand up but Haze isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze postures up and lands a big shot to Pearson's brow.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Haze manages to pass to side control.
Pearson is trying to stand back up but Haze is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pearson's head.
Haze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pearson is not content to let Haze control the position.
Pearson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Haze avoids the head kick by Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson scores with a nice strike.
Haze rushes Pearson and presses him up against the cage.
Haze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pearson is defending well for now.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haze lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Haze.
Pearson digs a right hand underneath Haze's ribcage. Haze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Haze leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Haze dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Haze avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Haze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Haze taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haze is working Pearson over against the cage.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Haze.
Haze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Pearson tries to work over Haze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Haze as the two fighters clinch.
Haze lands a takedown into guard.
Pearson wants to stand and escape but Haze is having none of it.
Haze content to stall in guard here.
Pearson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson wants to stand and escape but Haze is having none of it.
Haze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Pearson has wrist control.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Pearson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pearson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haze is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That kick from Pearson tenderised Haze's leg. Haze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearson. That did some damage!
Pearson lands with a nice body kick.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze misses the jab.
Pearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haze throws a jab when Pearson was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Pearson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pearson slips a straight right by Haze.
A cross from Haze lands.
Pearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Haze looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Haze thinks about countering with a head kick.
Haze throws a low kick but Pearson moves out of range easily.
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Haze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
Haze stops Pearson from standing up.
Jerry Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pearson's head.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Pearson blocks nicely.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Pearson blocks nicely.
Haze decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Pearson blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Haze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnny Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Haze misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pearson, right into the meat.
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Haze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnny Pearson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haze lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson is rocked!
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Haze finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Haze misses with some punches.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haze is working Pearson over against the cage.
Haze working aggressively here.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Haze working aggressively here.
Pearson seems to have recovered his senses.
Haze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Haze lands with a right to the head.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Haze.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson gets through Haze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haze tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Haze avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Haze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnny Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Haze throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with a head kick.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pearson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pearson kicks Haze off and gets to his feet.
Haze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pearson thinks about the counter body kick.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Haze checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson has Haze up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haze can't break the clinch.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pearson gets through Haze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Haze won't want to take too many of those.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haze's defenses.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Good body shot from Pearson.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pearson.
Good body shot from Pearson.
A left hand lands to the body for Pearson.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Pearson lands a knee to the body.
Pearson crunches a lovely knee into Haze's ribcage.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Haze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haze. That did some damage!
Haze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haze slips under a jab.
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Haze moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
Pearson digs a good body shot into Haze's ribs.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pearson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearson throws a low kick but Haze moves out of range easily.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Pearson scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Pearson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pearson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haze rather than just go for the knockout.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Haze.
Nice uppercut lands for Haze. That snapped Pearson's head back.
Pearson throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Haze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Haze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Haze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pearson.
Pearson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pearson thuds his shin into the meat of Haze's side.
Pearson misses the shot to the body.
Haze looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
Good shot there by Pearson.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Haze sees coming a mile off.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pearson tries to bum rush Haze with a series of wild strikes but Haze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haze on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pearson has time to react.
Pearson clinches up with Haze and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Haze.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Haze.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haze is defending well for now.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands a nice elbow.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands a good knee to the midsection. Haze won't want to take too many of those.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands an elbow inside.
Haze tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the cage.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Haze takes a shot to the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Haze controls his hands.
Pearson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haze scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Pearson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Haze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haze just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pearson's brow.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Pearson cracks Haze with a nice body shot.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haze.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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.
Haze looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Haze circles away and keeps his distance.
Haze misses with a low kick as Pearson jumps back.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haze.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Haze.
Pearson lands with a right hand.
Pearson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pearson. Haze shrugs it off though.
Pearson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haze misses with a head kick.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Haze moves out of range easily.
Pearson thuds his shin into the meat of Haze's side.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pearson, right into the meat.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haze misses with a straight left.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pearson throws a leg kick which misses Haze's front leg but catches the back leg as Haze tries to avoid it.
Haze takes one on the button.
Haze misses with a leg kick.
Pearson takes a swing at Haze's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haze throws a low kick but Pearson avoids it.
Pearson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pearson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson wants to land a leg kick but Haze is out of range.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Haze moves out of range.
Pearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pearson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Haze moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haze.
Haze cracks a nice hook into Pearson's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haze will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Haze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Haze can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson pushes Haze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haze has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pearson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pearson is trying to stand back up.
Haze thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Pearson trying to get back to his feet but Haze is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Haze off. It looks like it's working - Haze slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Pearson displaying calm under pressure there.
Haze misses with an uppercut.
Haze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pearson blocks a jab.
Pearson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Pearson misses.
Haze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson lands a nice looking body shot.
Haze lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pearson will feel that in the morning.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haze manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearson can pounce on him.
Pearson works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
Haze throwing a counter right hand but Pearson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearson wants to counter with a clinch but Haze pushes him away.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haze was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Haze tries a head kick but it misses.
Haze throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Pearson sizes up Haze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haze digs a good body shot into Pearson's ribs.
Pearson is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Haze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Haze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haze takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Haze staying out of range there.
Haze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haze lands with a straight right. Pearson didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haze.
Nice body kick there by Pearson.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that fourth 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Haze dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Haze lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haze.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haze blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haze.
Pearson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Haze misses with a body punch.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearson obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson landing knees to the body.
Pearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haze.
Haze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
A short right from Pearson on the inside.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Haze in his tracks for a moment.
Pearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pearson is working Haze over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearson works on Haze's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Haze shrugs off.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haze avoids a wild elbow strike from Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearson.
Pearson lands an elbow that stopped Haze in his tracks for a moment.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Haze missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jerry Haze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haze misses with the head strike.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson stops a takedown attempt from Haze.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Pearson.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Haze has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Pearson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haze blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but Pearson blocks with his arms.
Pearson lands a nice knee to the body.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haze is rocked!
Haze trying to control the position but instead, Pearson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haze into the cage.
Oh Haze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Haze controls the action.
Pearson scores a nice knee to the body.
Haze seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haze takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haze's defenses.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haze misses with a body punch.
Pearson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Haze in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnny Pearson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Haze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pearson tries a body shot but Haze blocks it.
Haze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pearson - the referee stops the clock and Haze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pearson. Haze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haze feints and then cracks Pearson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pearson down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson lands a front kick.
Pearson gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Pearson lands a left hand.
Haze prevents a body shot from Pearson.
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Pearson!
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