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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Barton (ranked 23948 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Lowery (ranked 5284 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Lowery has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Lowery!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowery feints and as Barton raises his hands in defense, Lowery changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lowery must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barton looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lowery pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barton is keeping the position for now.
Barton is looking for a triangle but Lowery pushes his legs off easily.
Barton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lowery throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barton has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lowery advances position into side control!
Barton is looking to regain half guard here but Lowery keeps moving and retains side control.
Lowery controlling from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery tries to advance to mount but Barton denies him.
Barton is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Lowery throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barton tries to buck Lowery off but Lowery is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowery tries to move into full mount but can't pass Barton's legs.
Lowery sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lowery remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Barton tries to bench press Lowery off him but Lowery keeps the position.
Lowery controlling the position.
Lowery creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowery just content to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lowery lands some shots froms side control.
Lowery tries for a kimura but Barton is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Barton's face as Lowery controls the position.
Lowery throws a strike aimed at the side of Barton's head but Barton avoids it well.
Barton stops Lowery from passing to mount.
Barton looks to move to half guard but instead Lowery has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowery jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Barton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lowery stands up and beckons Barton to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lowery.
Lowery changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barton tries to avoid it but Lowery manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barton to the ground. Barton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lowery darts in and clinches Barton up against the cage.
Barton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lowery fails to pull guard.
John Barton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Lowery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lowery manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lowery is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lowery looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barton wants to control from the top but Lowery keeps moving.
Lowery has Barton pulled in close to control his posture.
Barton trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lowery seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lowery 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Lowery dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lowery looks for a takedown but Barton sprawls well.
Lowery darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowery throwing shots but Barton is blocking nicely.
Barton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barton gets back to full guard.
Alex Lowery has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lowery controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowery is continuing to stall.
Lowery with a nice head shot there.
Lowery trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lowery got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lowery has managed to get both his arms back between Barton's legs - danger averted.
Lowery is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The adventures of Lowery the control monster continue. Boring.
Lowery forces his way into half guard.
Barton wants to improve his position but Lowery is controlling well.
Lowery slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Lowery is pressing down on Barton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barton is holding on for now.
Lowery slips a nice elbow through Barton's hands, connecting with Barton's forehead.
Lowery controlling the pace.
Lowery's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lowery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lowery not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barton with the active half guard here but Lowery passes nicely into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lowery really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lowery working the head and body with strikes.
Lowery controlling the position.
Let's hope that Lowery 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.
Barton trying to control but Lowery flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lowery is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Barton defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Barton is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lowery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowery missing with punches from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lowery controlling the positon.
Lowery has the hooks in. Barton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lowery trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Barton doesn't escape.
Barton covering up well under a series of strikes from Lowery.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Lowery showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lowery gets a takedown into half guard.
Lowery thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lowery is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lowery is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery passes to side control.
Lowery just content to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lowery is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Barton's shoulder. That is not cool.
More stalling from Lowery.
Lowery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lowery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lowery tries to score with some ground and pound. Barton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lowery taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lowery has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Barton!
Barton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Barton is fighting to break Lowery's control of his arms but Lowery is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lowery keeping moving, preventing Barton from controlling successfully.
Lowery wants to sweep here but Barton controlling him for the moment.
Lowery keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowery has Barton pulled in close to control his posture.
Barton trying to control but Lowery is working from the bottom.
Barton preventing the sweep.
Barton passes Lowery's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lowery tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Barton wants to take a breather but Lowery is having none of it.
Lowery is defending against the submission attempts here by Barton.
Lowery controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lowery wants to get back to full guard.
Lowery preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lowery is not content to let Barton control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lowery lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barton takes a step back to recover.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barton slaps away a takedown attempt from Lowery, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Lowery tries to get set, Barton tries to push him back and clinch up but Lowery manages to avoid the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Lowery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lowery winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Lowery!
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energy
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