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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauzon has chosen Beautiful in blue as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Lauzon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch up but Lauzon circles away and keeps his distance.
Lauzon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Lauzon keeps it at a distance.
Dan Lauzon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauzon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Lauzon moves out of range easily.
Lauzon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch but Lauzon is having none of it.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Lauzon swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Lauzon or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Jimmy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Lauzon.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lauzon wants to clinch.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lauzon.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Lauzon circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Lauzon counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ground and pound from Lauzon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lauzon with the ground and pound but Johnson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lauzon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Lauzon prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to hold on but Lauzon pushes him away.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Lauzon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lauzon thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lauzon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Lauzon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lauzon avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Lauzon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnson wants to hold on but Lauzon pushes him away.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lauzon.
Lauzon unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to hold on but Lauzon pushes him away.
Lauzon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Lauzon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lauzon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lauzon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Lauzon looking to finish with strikes here!
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 Jimmy Johnson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lauzon tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lauzon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson controls Lauzon momentarily but Lauzon frees himself.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lauzon wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lauzon gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Lauzon pushes him off.
Lauzon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Lauzon closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Lauzon pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jimmy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Lauzon.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lauzon tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lauzon to the ground. Lauzon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lauzon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Lauzon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lauzon fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Dan Lauzon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lauzon tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lauzon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lauzon shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Lauzon shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson throws a head kick that Lauzon semi-blocks.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Lauzon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lauzon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lauzon gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson wants to stand up but Lauzon is controlling him.
Lauzon won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Lauzon postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Lauzon trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Lauzon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lauzon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Lauzon shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lauzon.
Johnson clinches but Lauzon breaks the clinch
and Lauzon counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Lauzon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lauzon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Lauzon trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to control Lauzon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Lauzon content to control rather than advance.
Lauzon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Lauzon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson looks for a takedown but Lauzon sprawls well.
Lauzon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lauzon preventing the sweep.
Lauzon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Lauzon isn't so interested in that idea.
Lauzon throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Lauzon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lauzon trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Lauzon tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lauzon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lauzon scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Lauzon tries to pass.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to keep Lauzon in close.
Johnson 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.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Lauzon tries to pass.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Lauzon down.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Lauzon circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Lauzon circles away.
Lauzon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Lauzon sprawls well.
Lauzon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lauzon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Lauzon moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but Lauzon moves away
and Lauzon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Lauzon blocks with his arms.
Lauzon successfully pulls guard.
Lauzon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lauzon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lauzon is looking to sweep but instead, Johnson has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson is taking damage to the body and head.
I really don't envy Johnson right now.
Lauzon punishes Johnson with strikes from the back mount.
Lauzon is not going to allow Johnson to sit and survive in this position.
Johnson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lauzon.
Even with his hooks in, Lauzon manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
Johnson covering up well and avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Lauzon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lauzon 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Lauzon!
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