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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Pearson (ranked 367 p4p, 51 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 421 p4p, 56 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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261 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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196 cm
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256 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 9 - 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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pearson connects with a leg kick. Van Rooy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pearson scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
Pearson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Rooy.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Van Rooy slips the punch.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rooy. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Rooy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Rooy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Pearson misses.
Pearson throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Van Rooy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Rooy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pearson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Van Rooy.
Pearson throws a front kick that sends Van Rooy stumbling back into the cage.
Van Rooy misses with a hook.
Pearson scores with a kick to the midsection.
James Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy looks winded!
Van Rooy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pearson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Rooy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pearson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Rooy is able to avoid easily.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Van Rooy saw that one coming.
Van Rooy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Rooy checks a leg kick.
Van Rooy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Van Rooy looks for the body kick but Pearson saw that one coming.
Van Rooy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearson can pounce on him.
You can see that Van Rooy has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jab from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Pearson is predictable there
and Van Rooy counters with a nice leg kick.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Rooy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rooy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Rooy thuds his shin into the meat of Pearson's side.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rooy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pearson counters with an inside leg kick.
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rooy.
Van Rooy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rooy was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Van Rooy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut.
Van Rooy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Rooy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Rooy in his tracks.
Pearson swings for the body but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Pearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson walks into a straight right hand from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pearson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Rooy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearson.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Rooy.
Pearson staying out of range there.
Van Rooy misses with a body kick.
Van Rooy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pearson.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Pearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Rooy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Pearson connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rooy avoids the head kick by Pearson.
Van Rooy throws a counter combo.
A clash of legs there as Van Rooy blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Pearson misses its intended target.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
James Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick which misses Pearson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pearson tries to avoid it.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head but Van Rooy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Rooy lands with an uppercut that bounces Pearson off the cage and back into range.
Pearson wants to slow Van Rooy down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Rooy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rooy can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but Pearson moved away.
Pearson scores with a jab. Van Rooy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A right-left combo lands from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a leg kick
enabling Van Rooy to counter with a crisp jab.
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Rooy is able to avoid easily.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Pearson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Rooy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pearson misses with a looping right.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy takes one to the side of the head.
Pearson throws a chopping leg kick but Van Rooy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pearson throws an off balance right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Van Rooy throws a fast counter high kick but Pearson manages to duck under it in time.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Rooy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Rooy.
Pearson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Rooy. That did some damage!
Van Rooy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pearson's sensitive parts.
Pearson lands a leg kick that knocks Van Rooy off balance momentarily.
Van Rooy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pearson checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Pearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Van Rooy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rooy loads up on a big right hand but Pearson slips the punch.
Pearson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Rooy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Pearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Rooy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Rooy throws out a leg kick but Pearson moves out of range and Van Rooy only half commits.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson defending well as Van Rooy loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson misses with a left hand
and Pearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson throws a low kick but Van Rooy moves out of range easily.
Pearson cracks Van Rooy with a good jab.
That has opened up Albert Van Rooy's cut even more.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Rooy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Van Rooy out cold! Van Rooy is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Pearson!
During a confident post fight interview, James Pearson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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