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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pearson has chosen tom petty - i won't back down as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wayne Pearson enters the ring!
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210 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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220 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Archer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Archer avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Pearson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Archer scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Wayne Pearson has been cut.
Pearson throws the left hand but Archer avoids the punch easily.
Pearson blocks a low kick nicely.
Pearson looks to land a combination. Archer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Archer.
Archer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Archer.
Archer 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.
Pearson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pearson thows a body shot but no joy.
Pearson misses with a looping right.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Archer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Archer thumps Pearson with a low kick.
Archer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Archer with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Archer at a distance.
Wayne Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Archer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Archer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Archer at a distance.
Pearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Pearson as he connects with a hook.
Archer misses the shot to the body.
Pearson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pearson throws a nice looking combination but Archer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Pearson misses.
Archer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pearson tries to avoid it but Archer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pearson to the ground. Pearson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Archer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson cracks Archer with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer tries a low kick but Pearson avoids it.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson lands a slapping body shot.
Pearson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Archer moved out of range nicely.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pearson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Archer. Archer obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearson thows a body shot but no joy.
Pearson checks a low kick from Archer.
Good work by Pearson as he checks the leg kick.
Archer wants to slow Pearson down by chopping away at his legs.
Good shot there by Pearson.
Nice uppercut there from Pearson.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Archer ducks down to avoid it.
Archer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pearson doesn't seem bothered though.
Archer fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Pearson misses.
Archer dives in for a single leg takedown but Pearson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Pearson tries to circle away but Archer has him pinned against the ropes.
Archer lands a left hand.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Archer lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Archer blocking some punches.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Archer as the two fighters clinch.
Archer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Archer has hold of one of Pearson's legs. Pearson is fighting the takedown attempt but Archer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Archer stands up over Pearson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Archer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Archer prevents Pearson from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer is trying to ground and pound but Pearson uses the momentary lack of control by Archer to regain half guard.
Archer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pearson defending well though.
Archer thows a huge punch but Pearson dodges it nicely.
Archer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pearson defending well though.
Archer working over Pearson with some ground and pound. Pearson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pearson's head.
Archer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pearson is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aaron Archer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wayne Pearson's cut.
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.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Pearson scores with a jab.
Pearson tries to sprawl but Archer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pearson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Archer.
Pearson is trying to escape back to his feet but Archer uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pearson is not content to let Archer control the position.
Archer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pearson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Archer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Archer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Archer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Archer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pearson is avoiding damage well.
Archer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Archer working the ground and pound but Pearson is defending the strikes.
Archer trying to control the action but Pearson is working from the bottom.
Pearson trying to remain calm as Archer controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Archer misses with the ground and pound.
Archer 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.
Archer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pearson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Archer moves into full mount!
Archer is landing with some decent strikes but Pearson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aaron Archer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Archer working Pearson over with strikes here.
That has opened up Wayne Pearson's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a head shot.
Archer lands a nice shot to the head.
The cut above Wayne Pearson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wayne Pearson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aaron Archer!
Aaron Archer 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.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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