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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grayson Fry (ranked 4674 p4p, 4410 weight class) and Aiden Pearce (ranked 259 p4p, 251 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grayson Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aiden Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pearce counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pearce.
Fry is trying to push Pearce away but Pearce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pearce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fry moves out of range of the body kick from Pearce.
Fry throws a head kick that misses
and Pearce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fry preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pearce tries to strike from the bottom.
Pearce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pearce keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Pearce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Pearce looking for a guillotine here but Fry defends easily.
Pearce keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Fry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pearce wants to get back to his feet but Fry passes into half guard.
Fry is trying to control. Pearce wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pearce tries to roll over but Fry keeps him under control.
Pearce manages to get to full guard.
Fry tries to free his leg and advance position but Pearce is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearce is looking to sweep but instead, Fry has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry lands with a punch from half guard.
Fry works his way into side control.
Pearce keeping his opponent close.
Fry is trying to move to mount but Pearce reverses beautifully and ends up in Fry's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearce landing some decent shots from guard.
Pearce scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pearce sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fry looking to control.
Pearce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pearce decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pearce throws a body kick that misses.
Fry wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Pearce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fry tries to sprawl but Pearce drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fry is trying to escape back to his feet but Pearce uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pearce is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pearce working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fry struggling a bit here.
Pearce looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fry gets back to half guard.
Fry manages to get to full guard.
Aiden Pearce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fry trying to keep a closed guard but Pearce is proving a slippery customer.
Pearce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fry is working an open guard so Pearce takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pearce shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pearce is looking to advance position but Fry won't allow it.
Fry trying to control from the bottom.
Fry moves into full guard.
Fry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pearce controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce postures up.
Pearce stands up from Fry's guard - Pearce perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pearce closes the distance and clinches up with Fry, looking for a takedown. Pearce pushes Fry against the cage but Fry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fry misses with a takedown attempt - Pearce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pearce scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pearce is breathing heavily.
Pearce decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry dives in for a single leg takedown but Pearce sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pearce gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fry trying to hold on to Pearce's head to control him but Pearce postures up.
Pearce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pearce slows the pace down in half guard.
Pearce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fry sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Pearce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fry is defended easily by Pearce.
Pearce shoots in for a takedown but Fry shows good takedown defense.
Pearce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fry swivels and escapes.
Fry with a poor takedown
and Pearce counters by moving into the clinch.
Pearce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fry tries to stall but Pearce uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearce lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fry gets back to full guard.
Pearce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fry is looking for a triangle but Pearce pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pearce decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearce bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pearce. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pearce working away.
Pearce is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fry struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry seems a little lost for a moment, as Pearce dominates the positioning.
Fry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pearce creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry is looking to regain half guard here but Pearce keeps moving and retains side control.
Pearce taking a breather here.
Pearce stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nice takedown defense from Pearce. No joy for Fry on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grayson Fry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearce looks to land a combination but Fry avoids it well.
Pearce misses with a takedown attempt - Fry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry fails with a takedown attempt.
Fry backing away here, and Pearce unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pearce throws a sloppy head kick and Fry moves out of range easily.
Pearce looking to score a takedown here. Fry is defending well but Pearce drives through and ends up in Fry's guard.
Fry is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pearce dives into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearce working the ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Pearce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pearce 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Pearce!
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energy
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pop
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FIGHT
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