Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: PFC 248 Po vs Bapp
Date: Feb 21, 2021

#R1#
Makarov misses with a looping left.
Pearson throws a big counter head kick but Makarov avoids it with no problem.
Makarov 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.
Makarov with a poor takedown
and Pearson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Sergey Makarov has been cut.
Pearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makarov tries for a takedown but Pearson circles away easily
and Pearson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makarov with the inside leg kick. #CL#
Makarov rushes Pearson and presses him up against the cage.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Makarov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makarov or not.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Makarov avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makarov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pearson avoids it.#T1#
Makarov tries to land knees in the clinch but Pearson avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Makarov is breathing heavily.
Pearson slows down the pace here. #BC2#
Pearson breaks the clinch.
Pearson swings away with a body shot that misses #TD#
and Makarov counters with a takedown into side control.
Pearson controls the position for a moment.
Makarov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pearson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pearson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T2#
Makarov is putting a hurting on Pearson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Check out the look on Makarov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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 sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Makarov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pearson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pearson tries to roll over but Makarov keeps him under control.
Makarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Makarov is trying to control. Pearson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Makarov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pearson wants to control but Makarov is keeping busy.
Pearson is refusing to be controlled, as Makarov sits in half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pearson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Makarov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Makarov throwing shots but Pearson is blocking nicely. #T3#
Pearson is looking to improve his position.
Pearson is trying to control but can't.
Makarov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pearson is concentrating on defense, preventing Makarov from advancing position.
Makarov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Makarov winds up and cracks Pearson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pearson keeping hold of Makarov's head, controlling as best he can.
Makarov prevents Pearson from improving his position.
Pearson gets back to full guard.
Makarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pearson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Makarov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pearson looking for a sweep. Not yet Pearson, not yet.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Makarov from controlling successfully.
Pearson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makarov.
Makarov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Makarov passes Pearson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Makarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pearson is trying to get back to full guard.
Pearson moves into full guard.
Makarov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Makarov scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergey Makarov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergey Makarov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Makarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Makarov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pearson. Pearson obviously looking to wear him down.
Pearson keeps the fight on the outside.
Pearson stuffs the takedown attempt from Makarov. Makarov gets slowly back to his feet.
Makarov moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Makarov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearson. That did some damage!
Makarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Makarov tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarov scores with the left hand. Pearson knows he should have avoided that one.
Makarov shoots for a takedown but Pearson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pearson moves out of range of the leg kick from Makarov.
Pearson misses with a straight left. #T1##CL#
Makarov gets a clinch.
Pearson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makarov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pearson avoids it.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearson blocks an elbow strike.#BC2#
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Makarov scores with a jab.
Makarov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sergey Makarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Makarov.
Makarov ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Makarov misses with a lunging right hand
and Pearson counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Makarov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makarov misses with a takedown attempt
and Pearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Makarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makarov connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Makarov.
Pearson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Makarov stumbling backwards into the cage! Makarov bounces back off the cage towards Pearson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Pearson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Pearson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Pearson!
Our winner, James Pearson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: PFC 239 Aiken vs Sitsongrit
Date: Jan 17, 2021

#R1#
Primeau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pearson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Primeau moves away.
Primeau scores with a hook.#CUT#It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Primeau throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pearson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Primeau counters with a right hand to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Primeau, as that shot connected.
Pearson slips under a jab.
Primeau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson misses with a hook to the body
and Primeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Primeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Primeau avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Primeau lands with a kick to the ribs. #T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Primeau.
Pearson tries a low kick but Primeau avoids it.
Pearson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Keith Primeau has been cut.
A cross from Primeau lands.
Pearson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pearson throws a body punch but Primeau moves out of range.
Pearson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
Pearson takes one on the button.
Primeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Primeau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pearson.#T2#
Primeau throws an off balance right hand
and Pearson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Primeau saw that one coming.
Pearson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Primeau.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Primeau instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Primeau as Pearson tries to tie him up.
Primeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pearson backwards. #CUT#The cut above James Pearson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Primeau.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Pearson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Primeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Primeau scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head. #T3##BC2#
Pearson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson throws an off balance right hand
and Primeau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pearson looks winded!#KD#
Primeau lands a big right hand that sends Pearson crashing to the mat! Primeau stays standing though and waves Pearson back to his feet!
Primeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Primeau lands with a nice body punch. #KD#
Primeau cracks Pearson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Primeau has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pearson to stand back up!#ROC#Pearson is rocked!#CUT#James Pearson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Pearson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keith Primeau!
A victorious Keith Primeau thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: PFC 230 Fett vs Graves
Date: Dec 12, 2020

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Martynov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martynov lands a nice hook to Pearson's body. Pearson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Pearson. That snapped Martynov's head back. #CUT#It looks like Mikhail Martynov has been cut.#CL2#
Martynov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martynov looks winded!
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Martynov controls his hands.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Martynov misses with a left hand
and Pearson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martynov looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martynov. That did some damage!#T1#
Pearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson lands with an uppercut that bounces Martynov off the cage and back into range.
Martynov tries to clinch there but Pearson circles away.
Pearson scores with a punch to the head.
Martynov misses with a hook
and Pearson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pearson knocks out Martynov with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Pearson before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Pearson picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Pearson!
An out of breath James Pearson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: PFC 223 Song vs Bathory
Date: Nov 15, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson lands a jab to the nose.#CUT2#It looks like Leonid Martinyuk has been cut.
Martinyuk darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Martinyuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinyuk throwing a counter right hand but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinyuk misses with a head kick.
Martinyuk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinyuk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Martinyuk falls backwards - clearly groggy! Pearson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
James Pearson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: PFC 213 Krison vs Graves
Date: Oct 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kagonbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Kagonbo looks to land a combination but Pearson avoids it well.
Pearson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kagonbo lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice combination there by Kagonbo.
Pearson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pearson jabs at Kagonbo's body.
Kagonbo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kagonbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kagonbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kagonbo lands a leg kick that knocks Pearson off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Kagonbo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kagonbo thuds his right hand into Pearson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
Kagonbo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Kagonbo. Those never looked like landing.
Kagonbo misses the jab.
Pearson tries to move into range but Kagonbo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pearson lands with a cross.
Pearson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kagonbos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT2#It looks like Bismack Kagonbo has been cut.
Pearson misses with a hook
and Kagonbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bismack Kagonbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagonbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Pearson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kagonbo scores with a leg kick.
Kagonbo misses with a left hand
and Pearson counters with an outside leg kick.
Pearson throws a hook but Kagonbo blocks it.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kagonbo manages to avoid it.
Kagonbo connects with the punch.#CUT#The cut above James Pearson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kagonbo scores with a hook to the body. Pearson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pearson misses with a hook.#KD#
Kagonbo lands a big head kick that sends Pearson tumbling to the mat! Kagonbo takes a step backwards and waves Pearson back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Pearson is rocked!
Pearson ducks into an uppercut from Kagonbo and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bismack Kagonbo!
In his post fight interview, Bismack Kagonbo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: PFC 208 Perera vs Singh
Date: Sep 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inarritu misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pearson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Inarritu - the referee stops the clock and Pearson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Inarritu. Pearson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A shot to the body from Pearson misses
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Inarritu throws a wild body kick that Pearson sees coming a mile off.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inarritu moves away.
Pearson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inarritu misses with a hook.
Pearson is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inarritu's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Inarritu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Felix Inarritu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Inarritu - just one landing. #T1#
Inarritu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Pearson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Inarritu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inarritu.
Pearson misses with an uppercut.
Inarritu throws out a powerful jab.#CUT2#James Pearson's cut is getting worse.
Inarritu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pearson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pearson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.#T2#
Pearson throws a lazy body kick
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Inarritu - just one landing.
Inarritu dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inarritu throws a jab but it's blocked by Pearson.
Inarritu lands with a kick to the temple. Pearson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT2#James Pearson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#KD2#
Inarritu cracks Pearson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Inarritu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pearson to stand back up!#ROC2#Pearson is rocked!
Inarritu throws an overhand right that drops Pearson like a sack of potatoes! Inarritu dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Inarritu!
Our winner, Felix Inarritu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: PFC 198 Pearson vs Nao
Date: Aug 09, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nao - that will leave a mark!
Nao has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pearson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearson. That did some damage!
Nao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pearson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT2#It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Pearson throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nao.
Pearson thows a leg kick but Nao checks it
and Nao counters with a left to the body.
Pearson misses with a double jab.
Nao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Nao throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Pearson counter with a right hand.
Nao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Nao tries to get set, Pearson tries to push him back and clinch up but Nao manages to avoid the attempt.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nao with a nice calf kick.
Nao ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Nao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.#T2#
Nao scores with a body shot.
Pearson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Nao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nao misses with a body kick.
A big left from Pearson misses.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Nao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Nao steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Nao's head but Nao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao jabs Pearson right on the nose. Pearson blinks but takes it well.#T3#
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nao blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a left hand
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#James Pearson's cut is getting worse.#KD2#
Nao cracks Pearson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pearson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nao finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson jabs at Nao's body.
Nao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but Pearson avoids it.#T4#
A head kick from Nao lands but Pearson takes it in his stride. #CUT2#James Pearson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nao.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Nao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Pearson.
Nao checks the leg kick.
Nao gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pearson counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.#CL2#
Nao rushes Pearson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Pearson scores with a nice strike.
Nao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nao throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Nao is looking for the big counter here.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pearson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson throws the left hand but Nao avoids the punch easily.
Pearson scores with a leg kick.
Pearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nao counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nao lands with a cross.
Nao throws a hook but Pearson avoids it easily.
Solomon Nao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pearson is able to avoid easily.
Nao thuds his shin into the meat of Pearson's side.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Nao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearson can pounce on him. #T2#
Pearson throws a sloppy body shot
and Nao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Nao has knocked Pearson down with a huge combo! Nao steps away and waves a wobbly Pearson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#Jeez, James Pearson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Pearson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao is the new heavyweight champion!
Solomon Nao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: PFC 194 Pearson vs McDonald
Date: Jul 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson misses with a hook
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McDonald takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson feints a counter leg kick.
Pearson throws out a powerful jab.
McDonald fails to land with a series of punches.
Pearson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDonald is able to avoid easily.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
McDonald misses the body punch
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pearson counters with a thumping low kick.
Pearson scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Pearson looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
Pearson throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
Pearson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T1#
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Pearson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonald throws a body punch but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from McDonald finds it's way through Pearson's defenses.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.
McDonald blocks a low kick nicely.
Pearson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick from Pearson, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald throws a hook but Pearson avoids it easily.
Pearson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pearson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.#T2#
McDonald walks into a straight right hand from Pearson.
McDonald chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearson can pounce on him.
McDonald is looking to wear down Pearson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDonald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by McDonald.#KD2#
Pearson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McDonald sprawling to the canvas! McDonald rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pearson finish him?! #ROC2#McDonald is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Jim Bob McDonald has been cut.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Oh McDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McDonald gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Pearson points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. McDonald wakes up just in time to hear Pearson thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Pearson!
A relieved looking James Pearson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jim Bob McDonald spoke after the fight, saying 'A country boy can survive'.

Event: PFC 188 McDonald vs Lach
Date: Jun 28, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Perera's head but Perera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pearson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pearson with a body shot.
Perera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pearson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid body kick from Pearson.
Pearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perera. #KD#
Pearson lands a big right hand that sends Perera crashing to the mat! Pearson stays standing though and waves Perera back to his feet!#ROC#Perera is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson fakes the body blow, causing Perera to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Perera goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Pearson!
An out of breath James Pearson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: PFC 183 Nielsen vs Dong
Date: Jun 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pearson walks into a straight right hand from Lach.#CUT#It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Pearson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT2#It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lach.
Lach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pearson.
Lach avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lach half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lach appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson misses with a body punch
and Lach counters with a nice uppercut.
Pearson throws a leg kick
and Lach counters with a left to the body.
Pearson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pearson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lach counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Lach.
Pearson looks winded!#T1#
Pearson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lach displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #KD#
Lach lands a big right hand that sends Pearson crashing to the mat! Lach stays standing though and waves Pearson back to his feet!#CUT#That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lach lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Pearson up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Lach from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Pearson's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gniewomir Lach!
A relieved looking Gniewomir Lach thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: PFC 177 Slice vs Pearson
Date: May 09, 2020

#R1#
Slice lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson moves out of range as Slice strikes.
Slice cracks a nice hook into Pearson's ribs.
Slice works Pearson's body with a nice hook.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Slice.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but Pearson ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slice.
Pearson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
Slice throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pearson walks into a stiff left hand from Slice.#CUT2#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Slice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Slice.
Decent striking displayed by Slice there.#CUT2#
James Pearson's cut is getting worse.#T1#
Slice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Slice lands.
Slice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pearson.
Slice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Slice backs away, Pearson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Slice connects with a body shot.
Slice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
Slice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pearson throws a leg kick
and Slice counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
James Pearson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T2#
Slice missing with a left hand there. Pearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slice cracks Pearson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice cracks a nice hook into Pearson's ribs.
Pearson throws a head kick but Slice moves out of range.
Slice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Slice.
Slice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#KD2#
Slice sends Pearson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Slice is motioning to the referee to let Pearson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Pearson is rocked!
Slice circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Pearson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Slice wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbo Slice! Kimbo Slice retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Kimbo Slice was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: PFC 170 Slice vs Thompson
Date: Apr 11, 2020

#R1#
Pearson throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
Nao tried to score with a low kick but Pearson checks it.
A jab from Nao misses.
Nao moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Nao.
Pearson jabs at Nao's body.
Jab, jab by Nao - just one landing. #CUT2#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Pearson scores with a push kick.
Nao looks winded!#T1#
Pearson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Nao to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Nao looks to clinch but Pearson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Nao taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). 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.

Event: PFC 163 Grabber vs Floyd
Date: Mar 14, 2020

#R1#
Pearson takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CUT#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Tuala takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Tuala walks into a jab.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson tries to score with a low kick but Tuala moves his leg out of the way.
Tuala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That kick from Pearson tenderised Tuala's leg. Tuala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Tuala saw that one coming.
Tuala throws a quick counter head kick but Pearson was just out of range.
Tuala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pearson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tuala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson throws a chopping leg kick but Tuala manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pearson tries to score with a low kick but Tuala moves his leg out of the way.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body
and Tuala counters with a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pearson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tuala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tuala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tuala is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Tuala counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body. Pearson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
A slow jab from Pearson misses its intended target.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Tuala.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Tuala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tuala is looking to counter punch.
Pearson thows a leg kick but Tuala checks it
and Tuala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tuala at a distance.
Pearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pearson.
Tuala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tuala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pearson defending well as Tuala loads up on a big left hand.
Tuala connects with a leg kick. Pearson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Nice body kick there by Pearson.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Pearson slips under a jab from Tuala.
Tuala thows a leg kick but Pearson checks it
and Pearson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuala throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tuala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson cracks Tuala with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Tuala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Tuala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tuala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tuala moves out of range of the body kick.#T3#
Pearson throws a leg kick
and Tuala counters with a nice body shot.
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Tuala moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
Pearson throws a hook but Tuala avoids it easily.
It looked like Tuala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pearson.
Pearson walks into a straight right hand from Tuala.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tuala.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tuala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Tuala.
Pearson misses with a leg kick
and Tuala makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pearson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pearson throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick. #T4#
Pearson connects with a leg kick. Tuala looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pearson throws a right hand that misses
and Tuala counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuala takes one on the button.
Tuala is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tuala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tuala tests Pearson's chin there with a solid looking shot.#KD2#
Pearson sends Tuala crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pearson is motioning to the referee to let Tuala up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Tuala is rocked!
Crack! Pearson connects with the perfect overhand right and Tuala falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Pearson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.

Event: EMP Piano vs Tower 3
Date: Feb 16, 2020

#R1#
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. #CUT#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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!
#R2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#CUT#
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.#T4#
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.

Event: EMP Toivonen vs Asham
Date: Jan 19, 2020

#R1#
Koniu wants to clinch but Pearson slips to the side
and Koniu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Pearson throws a low kick but Koniu avoids it.#KD2#
Pearson sends Koniu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pearson is motioning to the referee to let Koniu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pearson drops Koniu with a huge uppercut! Koniu drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pearson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
A very excited looking James Pearson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: EMP Ispa vs Magufuli I V
Date: Dec 08, 2019

#R1#
Zulu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearson. That did some damage!
Zulu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Zulu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zulu.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Zulu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pearson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zulu is out of range and Pearson settles back down.
As Pearson backs away, Zulu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zulu.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Zulu's head but Zulu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Zulu throwing a counter right hand but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zulu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zulu doesn't seem bothered though.
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zulu.
Zulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Zulu is just out of range.
Pearson thows a leg kick but Zulu checks it
and Zulu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.#T1#
Pearson throws a leg kick
and Zulu counters with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Zulu.
Pearson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zulu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pearson.#CUT2#
It looks like Kvame Zulu has been cut.
Zulu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zulu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson thows a leg kick but Zulu checks it
and Zulu counters with a thumping low kick.
Zulu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zulu connects with a solid leg kick.
Pearson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pearson misses with a body punch
and Zulu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
Zulu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zulu in his tracks.
Good shot there by Pearson.
Zulu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pearson looks winded!#T2#
Pearson thows a leg kick but Zulu checks it
and Zulu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zulu sizes up Pearson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pearson gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kvame Zulu!
A very excited looking Kvame Zulu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: EMP Piano vs Pearson
Date: Nov 02, 2019

#R1#
Pearson keeps the fight on the outside.
Piano cracks Pearson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Piano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piano pushes Pearson away with a front kick.
Piano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson misses with a left hand
and Piano counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Pearson badly! Piano follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Pearson out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Piano finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rick Piano !
Rick Piano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: EMP Scrotum vs Graves
Date: Oct 04, 2019

#R1#
Piano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Piano delivers a nice body kick.
Piano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pearson doesn't seem bothered though.
Pearson looks winded!
Nice body punch from Piano .
Piano throws a nice head kick! #CUT#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Piano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Piano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Piano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pearson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Piano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piano tries to clinch up.
Piano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson takes one to the side of the head.
Piano throws an overhand right that drops Pearson like a sack of potatoes! Piano dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Piano !
In his post fight interview, Rick Piano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: EMP Cobb vs Scrotum
Date: Sep 13, 2019

#R1#
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Menshikov's shoulder, as Menshikov tries to avoid the shot.
Menshikov throws a lazy right hand but Pearson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menshikov misses with a body shot.
Pearson slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menshikov. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Menshikov moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Menshikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Menshikov moved away.
Menshikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pearson's head.#CUT#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Menshikov.
Pearson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Menshikov stuns Pearson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pearson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Menshikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menshikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pearson to score with a decent uppercut.
Menshikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Pearson.
Pearson cracks Menshikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT2#
It looks like Maxim Menshikov has been cut.
Pearson pushes Menshikov away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menshikov jabs Pearson right on the nose. Pearson blinks but takes it well.
Pearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Menshikov's calf.#T1#
Pearson tries to score with a low kick but Menshikov moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Menshikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Menshikov saw that one coming.
Pearson misses with a leg kick
and Menshikov counters with a straight right hand.
Menshikov swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Pearson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Menshikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Menshikov throws a right and a left that Pearson avoids nicely.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pearson throws the left hand but Menshikov avoids the punch easily.
Menshikov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pearson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menshikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Menshikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Some bone on bone action there as Menshikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Decent striking displayed by Menshikov there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2#
Menshikov misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pearson.
Pearson misses with a left hand
and Menshikov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Menshikov checks the leg kick.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menshikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menshikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pearson misses with a leg kick.
Menshikov throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Menshikov blocks it well.
Pearson defending well as Menshikov loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Menshikov avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Menshikov.
Menshikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Menshikov lands a head shot.
Menshikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Menshikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Pearson. #T3#
Menshikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Menshikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Menshikov.#CUT#
That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Menshikov checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Menshikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Menshikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Menshikov with a nice cross.#KD2#
Pearson drops Menshikov with a beautiful combination! Menshikov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pearson is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menshikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Menshikov.
Menshikov misses the shot to the body.
Pearson throws a leg kick which misses Menshikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Menshikov tries to avoid it.
Menshikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Menshikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson jabs Menshikov to the body, keeping him at a distance.#KD2#
Pearson drops Menshikov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Menshikov looks back up at him and smiles so Pearson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Menshikov throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Menshikov lands a nice looking body shot. #T4#
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
Menshikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Menshikov lands with a shot to the body. #KD2#
Pearson drops Menshikov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Menshikov looks back up at him and smiles so Pearson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#
Menshikov is rocked!
Menshikov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Menshikov duly obliges.
Oh Menshikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Menshikov is out of range.
Menshikov seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice shot by Menshikov.
Pearson misses with a hook
and Menshikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Menshikov with a hook.
Menshikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Menshikov connects with the punch.
Pearson throws a lazy uppercut
and Menshikov counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
The cut above James Pearson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearson catches Menshikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Menshikov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Menshikov. #CL2#
Pearson clinches up with Menshikov and pushes him back against the cage.
Menshikov is trying to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Pearson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
#R2#
Pearson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #KD2#
Pearson drops Menshikov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Menshikov looks back up at him and smiles so Pearson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
James Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pearson lands an uppercut, right on the button! Menshikov tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Pearson!
Our winner, James Pearson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: EMP Gagnon Vs Toivonen 2
Date: Aug 16, 2019

#R1#
Pearson throws a leg kick but Koniu checks it. #CL2#
Koniu moves into range and clinches up with Pearson.
Pearson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koniu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koniu backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koniu misses with a knee to the head.
Koniu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson is pushing Koniu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koniu told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Koniu misses with a punch to the body.
Koniu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koniu.
Koniu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Koniu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Koniu backwards.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Koniu slips under a jab.
Pearson fakes the leg kick and cracks Koniu in the body.
Koniu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Japa Koniu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Pearson tenderised Koniu's leg. Koniu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koniu throws a head kick that misses
and Pearson counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Koniu badly! Pearson follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Koniu out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Pearson finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Pearson!
Our winner, James Pearson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: EMP Allen vs Marceau
Date: Jul 19, 2019

#R1#
Bell moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
Bell misses with a hook.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#KD#
Pearson lands a big head kick that sends Bell tumbling to the mat! Pearson takes a step backwards and waves Bell back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Doug Bell has been cut.#TD2#
Bell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Bell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bell wants to control but Pearson is keeping him busy.
Bell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pearson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pearson's coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Pearson tries to roll over but Bell keeps him under control.
Pearson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pearson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1#
Bell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pearson trying to control but Bell postures up.
Bell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bell trying to mount his opponent but Pearson defends it.
Bell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pearson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bell.
Bell thows a huge punch but Pearson dodges it nicely.
Bell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bell is looking to take a break and control but Pearson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bell thows a huge punch but Pearson dodges it nicely.
Bell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pearson defending well though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T2#
Bell thows a huge punch but Pearson dodges it nicely. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bell works the jab nicely.
Doug Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson throws a solid leg kick but Bell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pearson.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Bell throws a hook but Pearson avoids it easily.
Pearson cracks Bell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pearson checks a low kick from Bell.
Bell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pearson defends it nicely.#TD2#
Bell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bell is keen to just control but Pearson is a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
Bell throwing shots but Pearson is blocking nicely.
Bell wants to take a breather but Pearson is having none of it. #SUB2#
Bell is trying to work for a kimura but Pearson is defending well.
Pearson is refusing to be controlled, as Bell sits in half guard.
Bell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pearson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bell.
Pearson is staying active underneath Bell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bell thows a huge punch but Pearson dodges it nicely.
Bell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bell looks to land a strike but Pearson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pearson pulls Bell in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pearson keeping full guard, as Bell tries to pass.
Pearson is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bell fails with the takedown.
Bell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bell moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Bell avoids a kick to the body.
Bell slips a straight right by Pearson.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bell to score with a decent uppercut.
Bell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Doug Bell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doug Bell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Pearson cracks Bell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bell scores with a decent looking hook.
Pearson staying out of range there.
Pearson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell lands with a straight right. Pearson didn't see that one coming.
Bell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bell digs a good body shot into Pearson's ribs.
Bell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Pearson feinted there with a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Bell darts in and clinches Pearson up against the cage.
Bell tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson working aggressively here. #BC2#
Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bell avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Pearson thuds a left hand into Bell's body.#T1#
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson throws a push kick but Bell slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson slips a jab from Bell.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.
Bell follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
A quick step to the side and Pearson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Bell sees coming a mile off.
Pearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
Bell scores with the left hand. Pearson knows he should have avoided that one.
Bell checks a leg kick nicely.
Bell connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Bell moves into the clinch.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Bell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson blocks an uppercut. #T2##BC2#
Bell breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearson throws a head kick but Bell moves out of range.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Pearson slips the punch.
Bell slips a straight right by Pearson.
Bell connects with a body shot.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Bell avoids it.#TD2#
Bell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pearson is holding on to half guard well.
Bell stalling.
Let's hope that Bell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T3#
Bell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bell throwing shots but Pearson is blocking nicely.
Bell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Bell is working for a kimura but Pearson is defending it quite comfortably.
Bell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pearson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pearson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bell.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bell trying to control the action but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Bell tries to pass to full mount but Pearson defends it.
Bell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pearson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bell.
Pearson is not content to let Bell control the position.
Bell trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pearson.
Nice shot by Bell.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
Pearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Bell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug Bell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Bell misses with a hook.
Bell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pearson.
Pearson walks into a jab.
Pearson looks to land a combination but Bell avoids it well.
Pearson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bell checks it well.
Bell throws out a counter right but Pearson avoids it with no problem.
James Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Pearson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pearson throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
Pearson feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bell cracks Pearson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Pearson misses
and Bell counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson connects with a leg kick. Bell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Bell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pearson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bell checks it well.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Pearson dodges the punch combination from Bell. #T1#
Bell lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson scores with a push kick.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
James Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell's corner calls for a 1-2. Bell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pearson, right into the meat.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Pearson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bell on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Bell.
Bell misses with a hook. Pearson ducked under it nicely.
Bell's corner calls for a 1-2. Bell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pearson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Bell.
James Pearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Bell catches Pearson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.
Bell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pearson throws a low kick but Bell avoids it.
A head kick misses from Bell.
Pearson throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Bell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bell lands an overhand right.
Bell checks a low kick from Pearson.
Pearson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pearson throws a low kick but Bell moves out of range easily.
Bell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bell cracks Pearson with a good jab.
The crowd cheers as Bell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pearson doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Bell closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Bell.
Bell gets through Pearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.#T3##BC#
Pearson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pearson counters with a thumping low kick.
Pearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Bell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pearsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doug Bell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pearson moves away from the strike by Bell.
Pearson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A left lands for Bell.
Bell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Bell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bell is able to avoid easily.
Pearson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell misses with a kick to the body.
Bell is looking to chop away at Pearson's legs.
Pearson slips a jab from Bell.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
Bell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bell checks a leg kick.
Pearson wants to land a leg kick but Bell is out of range.
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Pearson throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
Pearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell misses with an uppercut.
Pearson walks into a stiff left hand from Bell.
Bell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pearson is out of range and Bell settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pearson!

And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Bell!

Event: EMP Graves Vs Tama Ginty
Date: Jun 21, 2019

#R1#
Pearson lands a nice hook to Heavyweight's body. Heavyweight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heavyweight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heavyweight steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pearson. That one must have hurt.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
Pearson moves forwards but Heavyweight connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pearson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heavyweight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pearson scrambles back to his feet.#CUT#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Pearson connects with a leg kick. Heavyweight looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heavyweight moves away.
We've been told by Heavyweight's head coaches at Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pearson scores with a jab to the body.
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. #CUT2#
It looks like Super Heavyweight has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Heavyweight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pearson throws a hook but Heavyweight blocks it.
Heavyweight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Heavyweight coming out on top.
Heavyweight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heavyweight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Pearson tests Heavyweight's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#
Super Heavyweight's cut is getting worse.
Heavyweight needs to keep his hands up - Pearson had a free shot at his head there.#CUT2#
Super Heavyweight's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A punch lands to the side of Pearson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heavyweight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Are you kidding me?! Pearson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Heavyweight clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.

Event: EMP Papadopoulos vs Storm
Date: May 17, 2019

#R1#
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Pearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
James Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Kvame Zulu has been cut.
Zulu lunges at Pearson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pearson's hand.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Zulu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zulu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zulu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Zulu throws a shot to the body.
Zulu lands a nice shot that snaps Pearson's head back.
Pearson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zulu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zulu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pearson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zulu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pearson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson tries to land a leg kick but Zulu saw it coming and moves away.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick
and Zulu counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Zulu throws a body punch but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Zulu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zulu keeps control of Pearson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zulu tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zulu blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Zulu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Zulu. #BC#
Zulu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T2#
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Zulu.
Pearson wants to land a leg kick but Zulu is out of range.
Zulu thumps Pearson with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Zulu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Zulu lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson lunges at Zulu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zulu's hand.
Zulu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pearson throws a push kick but Zulu slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Zulu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zulu is looking to wear down Pearson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pearson throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.
Zulu throws a low kick but Pearson avoids it.
Zulu misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson. #T3#
Zulu connects with a single shot there.#CUT#
That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
Pearson gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT#
The cut above James Pearson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pearson throws the left hand but Zulu avoids the punch easily.
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Zulu moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
And Zulu counters with a quick kick to the body but Pearson blocks it.
Zulu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zulu.
Zulu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A bone on bone clash there as Zulu blocks the leg kick.
Pearson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zulu.
Pearson takes one to the side of the head.
Pearson connects with a leg kick. Zulu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zulu lands a nice shot to the body.
Zulu ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Good standup being displayed there by Zulu as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Zulu.#CUT#
James Pearson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Pearson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kvame Zulu!
Kvame Zulu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: EMP Graves vs Divac
Date: Apr 27, 2019

#R1#
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. #CUT#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #CUT2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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!
#R2#
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 #CL2#
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.#T1#
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#CUT#
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. #BC#
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. #T2#
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.#CUT#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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.

Event: EMP Graves vs Gonza
Date: Apr 06, 2019

#R1#
Koniu misses with a head kick.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Koniu sees coming a mile off.
Pearson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koniu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pearson scrambles back to his feet.#CUT#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Koniu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koniu manages to avoid it.
Pearson delivers a nice body kick.
Pearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pearson blocks a head kick by Koniu.
Koniu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pearson eats them both and turns towards Koniu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A clash of legs there as Koniu blocks the low kick.
Pearson misses with a straight right.
Pearson misses with a low kick as Koniu jumps back.
Pearson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koniu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pearson.
Koniu scores with a leg kick.
Pearson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koniu sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Koniu lands a lovely overhand right.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koniu tries to clinch up.
Koniu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pearson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body. Koniu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson thuds his right hand into Koniu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Koniu is looking to clinch.
Pearson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pearson throws a nice looking combination but Koniu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koniu manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Koniu.
Pearson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koniu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Koniu misses the target.
Koniu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koniu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T2#
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koniu.
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koniu.
Pearson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Koniu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CL#
Koniu clinches with his opponent.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Koniu misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Pearson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearson throws a hook but Koniu avoids it easily.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick. #KD2#
Pearson cracks Koniu with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pearson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koniu to stand back up!#ROC2#
Koniu is rocked!
Koniu moves out of range of the body kick.
Koniu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pearson connects with a solid leg kick.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Koniu moves out of range easily. #T3#
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koniu. That did some damage!
Pearson misses with a low kick as Koniu jumps back.
Koniu jabs Pearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Koniu.
Koniu moves out of range of the leg kick from Pearson.
Pearson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Koniu counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body
and Pearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koniu on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#
Japa Koniu's cut is getting worse.
Koniu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koniu throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Koniu counters with a series of strikes. Pearson will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koniu takes a step back to recover.
Pearson throws a hook but Koniu avoids it easily.
Koniu looks for the body kick but Pearson saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Koniu. Pearson shrugs it off though.
Koniu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T4#
Pearson throws a leg kick but Koniu moved away.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
Koniu blocks a head kick by Pearson.
As Pearson tries to get set, Koniu tries to push him back and clinch up but Pearson manages to avoid the attempt.
Koniu tries to clinch but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koniu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson keeps the fight on the outside.#KD2#
Pearson drops Koniu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Koniu looks back up at him and smiles so Pearson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #CUT2#
Japa Koniu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Decent striking displayed by Pearson there.#CUT2#
Jeez, Japa Koniu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook. Koniu ducked under it nicely.
Koniu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Koniu moves in looking to clinch but Pearson pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Koniu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pearson swings for the body but Koniu moves out of range.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Koniu moves away and avoids it.
Pearson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Pearson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
#R2##KD2#
Pearson cracks Koniu with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pearson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koniu to stand back up!
Koniu drops his hands momentarily. Pearson doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Koniu staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Koniu doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Pearson!
James Pearson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: EMP Escobar vs Paddington
Date: Mar 16, 2019

#R1#
Turkey misses with a series of wild punches.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turkey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pearson checks a low kick from Turkey .
Turkey 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pearson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turkey scrambles back to his feet.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #KD#
Pearson cracks Turkey with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Turkey looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pearson finish him? #CUT#
It looks like Wild Turkey has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkey manages to avoid it.
Turkey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Turkey slips the punch.
Turkey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pearson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turkey tries a head kick but it misses.
Turkey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pearson moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pearson checks a leg kick.
Turkey fails to land with a series of punches. #T1#
Turkey throws a poor cross that misses #KD#
and Pearson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Turkey ! Pearson lets Turkey back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Turkey is rocked!
Turkey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pearson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Turkey to the canvas! Turkey doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Pearson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
A very excited looking James Pearson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: ABW 190 Kansalainen - Nielsen
Date: Jan 10, 2019

#R1#
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Trabowski lands an overhand right.#CUT2#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Trabowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Trabowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crunch! Pearson slams his shin into Trabowski's torso.
Trabowski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pearson counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Jakub Trabowski has been cut.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trabowski wants to clinch.
Trabowski moves to clinch but Pearson breaks away
and Pearson counters with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trabowski wants to clinch but Pearson slips to the side
and Pearson counters with a nice kick to the body. #T1#
Trabowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trabowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trabowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Pearson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trabowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pearson scores with a nice head shot.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Pearson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jakub Trabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trabowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Trabowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Pearson.
And Pearson counters with a quick kick to the body but Trabowski blocks it.
Pearson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trabowski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Trabowski tries to clinch
and Trabowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Trabowski sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pearson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trabowski with a jab.
Trabowski misses with a head kick.
Pearson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trabowski.
Trabowski misses with an uppercut. Pearson saw that one coming.
Trabowski wants to clinch.
Trabowski shoots in for a takedown but Pearson shows good takedown defense.
Pearson throws the left hand but Trabowski avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Both fighters circling a little - Trabowski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pearson swats away the attempt to clinch by Trabowski.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pearson.
Trabowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Trabowski tries to clinch up but Pearson circles away and keeps his distance.
Trabowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT2#
James Pearson's cut is getting worse.
James Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Trabowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pearson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
A knee to the head by Trabowski.
Trabowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pearson.
Trabowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Trabowski looks winded!
Pearson pushes Trabowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Pearson manages to break the clinch.
Trabowski misses the jab.
Pearson scores with a spinning back kick!
Pearson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trabowski momentarily.
Pearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pearson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
Pearson scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Pearson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Jab by Pearson.
Trabowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pearson blocks a low kick nicely.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Trabowski feints the counter takedown.
Trabowski tries to clinch but Pearson is having none of it.
Pearson keeps the fight on the outside.
Trabowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Pearson counters with a nice leg kick.
Trabowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trabowski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson looks to land a body kick but Trabowski moved away.
Trabowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trabowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trabowski is breathing heavily.#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Pearson. That's going to slow Trabowski down.
Pearson thuds his shin into the meat of Trabowski's side.
Pearson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trabowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Pearson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Trabowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pearson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Trabowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trabowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearson.
A hook to the body from Trabowski.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trabowski missing with knees to the body. #T2#
Trabowski misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trabowski's elbow.
The referee calls for Pearson to work.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Trabowski.
A short left from Pearson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trabowski's elbow.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Still in the clinch, Trabowski scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Pearson manages to break the clinch.
Trabowski tries to clinch up but Pearson circles away and keeps his distance.
Trabowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pearson swivels and escapes.
Pearson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trabowski goes for a double leg but Pearson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pearson continues to drive forward.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trabowski can do to turn this around?#T3#
Trabowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Trabowski.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pearson.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick. #TD2#
Trabowski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pearson wants to get back to full guard.
Pearson gets back to full guard.
Pearson controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Trabowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pearson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Pearson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Trabowski tries to strike from the bottom.
Trabowski controlling the position.
Trabowski is looking to stand back up but Pearson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Trabowski.
Pearson slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Pearson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Trabowski misses with a two punch combination.
Pearson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pearson.
Trabowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pearson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Trabowski avoids it.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trabowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Trabowski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL#
Pearson has managed to clinch.
Trabowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trabowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Trabowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trabowski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trabowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trabowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trabowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trabowski 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trabowski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Trabowski 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.
Trabowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Pearson avoids the damage to the body.
Trabowski blocking some punches.
Jakub Trabowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trabowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Trabowski.
Trabowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trabowski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pearson.
Trabowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
You can see that Trabowski has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Trabowski can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Trabowski tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trabowski prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Trabowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Pearson avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trabowski misses with the head strike.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trabowski working aggressively here.
Trabowski misses with the head strike. #T2#
Trabowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trabowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trabowski misses with a body punch.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson tries a body shot but Trabowski blocks it.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Pearson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trabowski has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Pearson tries to work over Trabowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trabowski throws a head punch that misses.
Trabowski working aggressively here.
Pearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Trabowski backwards.
Trabowski 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.
Trabowski misses with some punches.
Trabowski missing with knees to the body. #T3#
Trabowski blocks a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trabowski or not.
Trabowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson is leaning against Trabowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trabowski backwards.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson slowing the pace effectively.
Trabowski prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trabowski backwards.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trabowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Pearson.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trabowski's elbow.
Pearson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#
Trabowski is rocked!#T4#
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Trabowski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pearson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trabowski can turn it around.
Trabowski 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 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trabowski working aggressively here.
A short left from Pearson.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trabowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Trabowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?#KD#
Pearson drops Trabowski onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Trabowski is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#CUT#
That has opened up Jakub Trabowski's cut even more.
Trabowski has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Pearson.
Jakub Trabowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trabowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Pearson is working Trabowski over against the cage.
Trabowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pearson avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
James 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.
Jakub Trabowski was interviewed post fight and said 'i want re-match'.

Event: ABW 181 Kai - Carsara
Date: Dec 04, 2018

#R1#
Pearson throws a hook but Potter blocks it.
It appears Potter was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Potter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Potter scores with a jab.#CUT#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Potter lands with a straight right. Pearson didn't see that one coming.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Potter was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Pearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pearson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Potter takes a step back to recover.
Pearson throws a shot to the body.
Potter is breathing heavily.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Potter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson throws a body punch but Potter moves out of range. #KD2#
Pearson sends Potter crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Pearson is motioning to the referee to let Potter up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Jack Potter has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Potter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pearson. That one must have hurt.
Potter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T1#
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pearson jabs Potter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Potter avoids it.
Potter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Potter throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Potter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good work by Pearson as he checks the leg kick.
Potter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pearson.
Pearson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Potter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Potter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Potter.
Potter lands a head kick!
Pearson blocks the body kick.
Pearson looks to throw a body kick
and Potter counters with a straight right hand.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Potter ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pearson.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Potter ducks down to avoid it.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson throws a wild body kick that Potter sees coming a mile off.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Potter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pearson's calf.
Potter throws a body kick that misses.
Potter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pearson is able to avoid easily.
Pearson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Potter.
Pearson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Potter tried to counter with a leg kick but Pearson avoided it.
Potter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
Pearson lunges at Potter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Potter's hand.
A jab from Pearson finds it's way through Potter's defenses.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Potter avoids the head kick by Pearson.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Potter's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Pearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pearson misses with a leg kick.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A quick step to the side and Potter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Potter throws a hook but Pearson avoids it easily.
Potter looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
As Pearson backs away, Potter returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T4#
Pearson swings for the body but Potter moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Potter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Potter lands the left hand.
Pearson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Potter rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter cracks Pearson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pearson blocks a head kick by Potter.
Potter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT#
That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
Pearson jabs Potter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pearson wants to slow Potter down by chopping away at his legs.
Potter blocks the body kick.
And Potter counters with a quick kick to the body but Pearson blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Potter tried to counter with a leg kick but Pearson avoided it.
Potter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pearson's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potter wants to land a leg kick but Pearson is out of range.
Potter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Potter scores with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Pearson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Pearson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Potter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Potter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearson slips a jab from Potter.
Pearson throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pearson lands a body shot.
Pearson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC#
Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potter moves out of range of the body kick.
Potter misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Potter.
James Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Potter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pearson throws out the jab.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
Potter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearson is looking to score with low kicks.
Potter is looking to chop away at Pearson's legs.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
Pearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson punishes Potter's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Pearson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potter manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Pearson clinches.
Pearson digs a right hand into Potter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Potter's gas tank. #BC#
Potter breaks from the clinch.
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Pearson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pearson lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Pearson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #T2#
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 Potter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Potter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good leg kick by Pearson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Potter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pearson.
Potter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pearson misses with a series of wild punches.
Potter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pearson just manages to avoid it.
Potter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good exchange - Pearson coming out on top.
Pearson swings for the body but Potter moves out of range.
Potter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick. #T3#
Pearson throws a shot to the body.
Pearson throws a head kick but Potter moves out of range.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potter. That did some damage!
Pearson throws a leg kick which misses Potter's front leg but catches the back leg as Potter tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Pearson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Potter blocks the leg kick.
Potter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Potter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pearson scores with a kick to the body.
Potter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Potter checks the leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Potter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pearson lands a jab to Potter's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potter takes one to the chin there.#T4#
Pearson is looking to slow Potter down with leg kicks.
Pearson lands a nice looking body kick.
Pearson throws a nice looking combination but Potter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pearson connects with a single shot there.#ROC2#
Potter is rocked!
Pearson lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Potter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson punishes Potter's body with a nice straight punch.
Potter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Potter seems to have got his legs back now.
Pearson throws a shot to the body.
Potter moves out of range of the body kick.
Potter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Potter moves out of range as Pearson throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Potter prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Pearson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Pearson digs a good body shot into Potter's ribs.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Potter jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Potter at a distance.
Potter misses with a straight right. #KD2#
Pearson cracks Potter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pearson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Potter to stand back up!
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pearson checks it well.
Pearson throws an overhand right that lands on Potter's shoulder, as Potter tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearson misses the jab.
A low kick from Pearson is predictable there
and Potter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pearson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pearson misses with an attempted mid kick. #T1#
Pearson throws an overhand right that drops Potter like a sack of potatoes! Pearson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
James Pearson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: ABW 172 Bhullar - Potter
Date: Nov 01, 2018

#R1#
Maugøn connects with a looping right hand. #CUT#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Maugøn throws a shot from downtown. Pearson moves away and avoids it.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson connects with a high kick.
Maugøn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maugøn connects with a leg kick. Pearson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maugøn's corner calls for a 1-2. Maugøn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pearson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pearson.
Pearson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maugøn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pearson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maugøn counters with a leg kick.
Pearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T1#
A head kick by Pearson misses
and Maugøn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Maugøn coming out on top.
Pearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maugøn throws a low kick but Pearson moves out of range easily.
Maugøn misses with a looping left.
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Maugøn moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
Maugøn throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maugøn clobbers Pearson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT#
That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
Maugøn throws a jab but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Maugøn.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Maugøn counters with a straight right hand.
Maugøn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Pearson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maugøn is out of range.
Maugøn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pearson thows a leg kick but Maugøn checks it
and Maugøn counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
The cut above James Pearson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Pearson misses
and Maugøn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maugøn blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Maugøn checks a low kick from Pearson.
Pearson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maugøn stuns Pearson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maugøn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice straight punches there by Maugøn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maugøn.
Pearson tried to score with a low kick but Maugøn checks it.
Pearson tries to land a front kick but Maugøn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maugøn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pearson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maugøn.
Maugøn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pearson, right into the meat.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Maugøn throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
Maugøn blocks the body kick.
Maugøn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maugøn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson thinks about the counter body kick.
Pearson throws a lazy body kick
and Maugøn counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
James Pearson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pearson throws a lazy body kick
enabling Maugøn to counter with a crisp jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Pearson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brak Maugøn!
Our winner, Brak Maugøn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: ABW 166 McArthur - Jenkins
Date: Oct 09, 2018

#R1#
Petrosyan lands with a hook. Pearson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT2#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Petrosyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pearson counters with a nice body shot.
Petrosyan checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrosyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrosyan's coach down at Gym Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Petrosyan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Petrosyan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrosyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrosyan swings widly with a right hand
and Pearson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrosyan looks winded!
Pearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrosyan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pearsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Pearson.
Pearson throws a counter high kick but Petrosyan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Petrosyan misses with a left hand #KD#
and Pearson counters with a nice right hand that sends Petrosyan toppling to the canvas! Petrosyan scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pearson finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Petrosyan.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Petrosyan's head but Petrosyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
A cross from Petrosyan lands.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Petrosyan saw that one coming.
Petrosyan looks to land a right hand but Pearson moved out of range.
Petrosyan blocks a low kick nicely.
Harut Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Petrosyan counter with a right hand.
Petrosyan throws a big shot that misses.
Pearson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pearson scores with a nice body kick.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrosyan throws out the jab.
Pearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Pearson.
Pearson connects with a body shot that sends Petrosyan's belly button to the back.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson. #T2#
Pearson is looking to clinch but Petrosyan is avoiding it.
Petrosyan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrosyan swings widly with a right hand
and Pearson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson is looking to land body kicks.
Petrosyan throws a big shot that misses.
Petrosyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrosyan lands with a nice combination. Pearson backs away looking to recover.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a body kick that misses
and Pearson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petrosyan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pearson.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Petrosyan saw that one coming. #T3#
Pearson throws a leg kick but Petrosyan checks it.
A little jabbing left from Petrosyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrosyan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pearson wants to land a leg kick but Petrosyan is out of range.
Pearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson lands a nice looking body kick.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Petrosyan misses.
Petrosyan misses with a body shot
and Pearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrosyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pearson lands a nice looking body kick.
Petrosyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pearson is looking to wear down Petrosyan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T4#
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#KD#
Pearson lands a big right hand that sends Petrosyan crashing to the mat! Pearson stays standing though and waves Petrosyan back to his feet!#ROC#
Petrosyan is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Harut Petrosyan has been cut.
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 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrosyan. That did some damage!
Petrosyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
You can see that Petrosyan has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Pearson! Petrosyan is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
Our winner, James Pearson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: GFC 1: The Show
Date: Jul 28, 2018

#R1#
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Bartlett avoids it.
Pearson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Bartlett moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Bartlett misses its target.
Bartlett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pearson. Pearson obviously looking to wear him down.
Pearson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bartlett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartlett takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson ducks under a wild hook from Bartlett.
Pearson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bartlett connects with a crisp jab.
Pearson scores with a leg kick.
Bartlett throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Pearson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bartlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Bartlett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bartlett misses with a body punch
and Pearson counters with a low kick, right behind Bartlett 's knee.
Pearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bartlett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Bartlett drops Pearson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pearson looks back up at him and smiles so Bartlett waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #CUT#
That has opened up James Pearson's cut even more.
Bartlett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Bartlett is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
A leg kick checked by Bartlett.
Bartlett connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Pearson! He's out on his feet! Bartlett rushes in and drops Pearson with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Petey Bartlett!
A victorious Petey Bartlett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 12, 2018

#R1#
Abbot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pearson counters with a good, hard body kick but Abbot shrugs it off.
Abbot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pearson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Abbot misses with a hook
and Pearson counters with an inside leg kick.
Abbot looks winded!
Pearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abbot doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Pearson has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pearson lands a leg kick that knocks Abbot off balance momentarily.
Abbot misses with a combination
and Pearson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pearson misses with a body shot. #KD#
Pearson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Abbot sprawling to the canvas! Abbot rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pearson finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Pearson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Abbot is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 27, 2017

#R1#
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pearson scores with a jab to the body.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pearson jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pearson lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Harris can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Pearson and Harris drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Pearson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
A relieved looking James Pearson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DUEL#102 Fanning vs Andersson
Date: Oct 21, 2017

#R1#
Sekany throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sekany.
Pearson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jake Sekany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sekany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sekany throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Pearson counters with a quick kick to the body but Sekany blocks it.#KD#
Pearson lands a big right hand that sends Sekany crashing to the mat! Pearson stays standing though and waves Sekany back to his feet!#CUT#
It looks like Jake Sekany has been cut.
Sekany is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#CL2#
Sekany has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sekany.
Sekany has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pearson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Sekany.#KD#
Pearson drops Sekany onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sekany is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Sekany is rocked!
Sekany jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pearson walks away with a smile on his face. Sekany gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sekany looks winded!#T1#
Pearson catches Sekany with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Sekany forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Pearson!
James Pearson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Jake Sekany spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't make me throw a ball at you, you got lucky and I will be back. I never quit, I am like herpes I just comeback stronger...'.

Event: DFN#19 Paquette vs Von Ketler
Date: Aug 27, 2017

#R1#
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Pearson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Pearson circles away easily
letting Pearson counter with a right hand. #TD2#
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into Pearson's guard.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Pearson blocks nicely.
Johnson postures up in Pearson's guard and throws a big left but Pearson blocks it.
Pearson trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.#CUT2#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pearson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Pearson blocks nicely.
Pearson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pearson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson distracts Pearson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#CUT2#
James Pearson's cut is getting worse.
Pearson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson stands up over Pearson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #CUT2#
James Pearson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#SUB2#
Johnson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Johnson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Pearson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Johnson! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bubba Johnson!
Our winner, Bubba Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: ABW 50 Gold Edition
Date: Aug 03, 2017

#R1##KD#
Oooooh!!! Pearson has knocked Emelianenko down with a huge combo! Pearson steps away and waves a wobbly Emelianenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Pearson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Project:X Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pearson as he avoids it easily.
James Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Pearson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emelianenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Emelianenko looks winded!
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Pearson circles away easily
and Pearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
That has opened up Fedor Emelianenko's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD#
Pearson drops Emelianenko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Emelianenko looks back up at him and smiles so Pearson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Pearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pearson lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko switches off momentarily and Pearson cracks him with a monster right hand! Emelianenko topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Pearson dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Pearson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Pearson!
James Pearson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Fedor Emelianenko stepped up to the mic, saying 'Keep it real!'.

Event: ABW 40 Roshi - Pacquiao
Date: Jul 04, 2017

#R1#
Pearson connects with a crisp jab.
Pearson misses with a body punch
letting Pope counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Pearson digs a good body shot into Pope's ribs.
Pope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a few strikes there.
Pearson misses with a right hand
and Pope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pearson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Pearson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pearson misses with a body punch
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
Pope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pope moves away.
Pope looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Pearson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pope takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope moves forwards but Pearson connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT#
It looks like Maurie Pope has been cut.#T1#
Pope misses with a hook to the body
enabling Pearson to counter with a crisp jab.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pope.
Pearson walks into a jab.
Pearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pope.
Pearson slips a jab from Pope.
Pope looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Pearson jabs at Pope's body.
Pope looks winded!
Pearson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maurie Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson works the jab nicely.
Pope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pearson throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pope drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Pearson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pope's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
James Pearson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: Angry Birds War 30
Date: Jun 08, 2017

#R1#
Pearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Pearson 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.#CL2#
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT2#
It looks like Rodrigo Santos has been cut.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos is trying to push Pearson away but Pearson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pearson works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Pearson throws a big uppercut that drops Santos! More strikes from Pearson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santos lies dazed against the cage as Pearson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
James Pearson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2017

#R1#
Pearson misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Baddou on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baddou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Baddou slips a straight right by Pearson.
Baddou works the jab nicely.#CL#
Pearson moves into range and clinches up with Baddou.
Baddou misses with some punches.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baddou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Baddou.
A short body shot lands from Pearson as the two fighters clinch.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Baddou.
A head punch on the inside from Pearson fails to land.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pearson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baddou can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baddou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Pearson takes a shot to the head.
Baddou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baddou looks winded!
Pearson lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Baddou breaks from the clinch.
Pearson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Pearson drives through and clinches with Baddou against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Pearson.
Pearson works on Baddou's body with a couple of short punches.
Baddou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baddou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson lands with a right 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!
A short uppercut from Pearson.
Baddou scores with a shoulder strike.
Baddou misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT#
It looks like Hamza Baddou has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Baddou as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baddou's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Baddou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baddou catches Pearson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL#
Pearson rushes Baddou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson scores with a shoulder strike.
Baddou can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Baddou is trying to force a seperation but Pearson has the dominant position.
Baddou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baddou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Baddou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3##CL#
Baddou tries to keep at a distance but Pearson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baddou digs a right hand underneath Pearson's ribcage. Pearson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baddou working aggressively here.
Baddou wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Pearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baddous head.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson lands a shot to the body.
Pearson lands a right hand.
Baddou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baddou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson lands a body punch. #T4#
Pearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pearson - that landed with a thud.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baddou backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearson.
Pearson lands a left hand. #KD#
Pearson drops Baddou onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Baddou is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Baddou is rocked!
Pearson pushes Baddou against the cage. Pearson is working some dirty boxing. Pearson pushes off with a quick right hook! Baddou goes down! Baddou tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pearson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Pearson!
In his post fight interview, James Pearson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Angry Birds War 13
Date: Apr 29, 2017

#R1##TD#
Belov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pearson was covering up waiting for the punch and Belov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pearson is adopting a defensive guard.
Pearson trying to control the position.
Pearson trying to control the position here.
Belov throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T1#
Belov content to stall in guard here.
Belov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pearson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Belov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pearson wants to hit a switch here but Belov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pearson there! #SUB#
Belov has hold of Pearson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pearson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger. #T2#
Belov tries to control but Pearson wriggling away.
Pearson is looking to improve his position but Belov isn't that keen on the idea.
Pearson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belov controlling from the full mount. #SUB#
Belov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pearson is surviving well by controlling Belov's body position as best he can.
Pearson tries to hold on but Belov pushes him away. #T3#
Pearson is trying desperately to improve position.
Belov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Belov is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Belov extends the arm and Pearson is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ushat Belov!

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