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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Pearce (ranked 5991 p4p, 4745 weight class) and Henry Shorts (ranked 536 p4p, 488 weight class). The key to victory for Douglas Pearce has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Douglas Pearce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Shorts!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearce gets caught flat footed, as Shorts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shorts throws a strike but Pearce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shorts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shorts 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.
Shorts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pearce throwing strikes from guard but Shorts blocks nicely.
Pearce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shorts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shorts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shorts lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Shorts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shorts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shorts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shorts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts throws a strike but Pearce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shorts wants to sweep here but Pearce controlling him for the moment.
Pearce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pearce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pearce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pearce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shorts is adopting a defensive guard.
Shorts should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shorts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pearce's guard.
Shorts connects with a couple of short punches.
Shorts working some strikes from top position.
Pearce looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce keeping moving, preventing Shorts from controlling successfully.
Shorts stops Pearce from standing up.
Shorts throws a strike but Pearce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearce throwing strikes but missing.
Pearce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shorts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pearce.
Pearce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shorts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pearce preventing the sweep.
Shorts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shorts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce throwing strikes from guard but Shorts blocks nicely.
Shorts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pearce. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pearce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shorts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pearce throwing strikes but missing.
Pearce preventing the sweep.
Pearce scoring with some ground and pound.
Pearce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shorts pulls Pearce in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shorts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Shorts seems content to control.
Pearce is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Shorts seems content to control.
Shorts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shorts wants to control but Pearce is keeping him busy.
Shorts is stalling here. Pearce is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shorts seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pearce has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pearce throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Shorts managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pearce.
Pearce throws an elbow but Shorts slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pearce creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shorts sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pearce misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Shorts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shorts defending against the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Pearce dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shorts misses with a low kick as Pearce jumps back.
Nice sprawl there from Shorts as Pearce shoots in.
Shorts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shorts throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pearce was covering up waiting for the punch and Shorts finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shorts throws an elbow that misses. Pearce uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shorts's guard. Nice move by Pearce!
Shorts seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pearce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts has Pearce pulled in close to control his posture.
Pearce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pearce throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shorts can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pearce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shorts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pearce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pearce is looking to work some ground and pound but Shorts has wrist control.
Pearce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pearce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pearce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shorts can do to turn this around?
Shorts seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pearce postures up in Shorts's guard and throws a big left but Shorts blocks it.
Pearce won't allow Shorts to sweep him here.
Pearce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pearce is fighting to break Shorts's control of his arms but Shorts is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pearce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pearce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts wants to sweep but no luck.
Shorts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pearce.
Pearce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pearce stopping the sweep attempt from Shorts.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pearce misses with a takedown
and Shorts counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pearce!
Pearce tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearce is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Shorts 's hooks.
Shorts misses with some ground and pound and Pearce recovers position to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearce is refusing to be controlled, as Shorts sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shorts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pearce's head.
Pearce blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shorts.
Shorts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pearce is trying to stand up here but Shorts is controlling him well.
Shorts takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shorts is trying to control. Pearce wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shorts working Pearce over with strikes.
Shorts keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four 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.
Shorts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shorts frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pearce blocking the ground and pound.
Shorts throwing strikes here but Pearce is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pearce is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shorts throws some wild stikes that Pearce manages to avoid easily.
Shorts lands a big shot there that rocks Pearce but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shorts thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Shorts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pearce shoots for a takedown but Shorts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shorts misses the shot to the body.
Shorts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pearce looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shorts working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Shorts just content to control the position.
Douglas Pearce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shorts tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Shorts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Shorts trying to control the action but Pearce is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearce regains half guard, as Shorts was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pearce does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shorts winds up and cracks Pearce with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shorts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shorts slips a nice elbow through Pearce's hands, connecting with Pearce's forehead.
Shorts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shorts is trying to control the action in half guard but Pearce is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pearce gets caught napping as Shorts dives in and scores a takedown. Pearce manages to retain guard.
Shorts throws an elbow that misses. Pearce uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shorts's guard. Nice move by Pearce!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts controlling the position.
Pearce throws a big right hand that misses.
Shorts pulls Pearce in close to his closed guard and prevents Pearce from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pearce throws a big elbow that misses.
Pearce throwing strikes but missing.
Pearce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce landing some decent shots from guard.
Pearce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pearce throwing strikes from guard but Shorts blocks nicely.
Shorts pulls Pearce in close to prevent any damage.
Pearce preventing the sweep.
Pearce works over Shorts with some ground and pound from guard.
Pearce preventing the sweep.
Pearce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pearce preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shorts is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shorts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shorts throwing strikes but missing.
Shorts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pearce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shorts throws an elbow that misses. Pearce uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shorts's guard. Nice move by Pearce!
Pearce preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearce is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pearce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry Shorts.
I think Shorts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Henry Shorts!
A victorious Henry Shorts thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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