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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by (Matallica) Ride the lightning. Jason Brooks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Lowley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Lowley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowley manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Lowley.
Lowley stalks Brooks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brooks's face. Brooks staggers backwards, shaken.
Lowley throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.
Lowley misses with a body shot.
Lowley ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Lowley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Brooks.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lowley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lowley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brooks.
Jason Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lowley's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowley.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Lowley is out of range.
Lowley blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Lowley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lowley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brooks.
A punch combination from Lowley misses.
Lowley lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Lowley cracks Brooks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lowley walks into a jab.
Lowley throws a hook to the side of Brooks's head but Brooks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from Lowley.
Brooks clinches up with Lowley and pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks jumps into guard, dragging Lowley to the mat.
Brooks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lowley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lowley defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks working for a triangle but Lowley defends it easily.
Lowley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowley passes Brooks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brooks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lowley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lowley's back!
Lowley is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Lowley rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lowley is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowley wants to control but Brooks is keeping busy.
Lowley tries to kick Brooks off in order to stand up. Brooks Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Lowley looks gassed!
Lowley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lowley is looking for a sweep. Brooks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowley tries to kick Brooks off in order to stand up. Brooks Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Brooks stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Brooks dominated that round.
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.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Lowley circles away.
Lowley lands a jab to the nose.
Brooks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lowley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brooks scrambles back to his feet.
Lowley throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lowley ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Brooks stalks Lowley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lowley's face. Lowley staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Joe Lowley has been cut.
Lowley throws a lazy right hand but Brooks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lowley.
Brooks instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks successfully pulls guard.
Brooks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lowley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lowley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brooks 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.
Brooks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brooks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lowley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brooks is keeping the position for now.
Lowley sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lowley trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Lowley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lowley blocks a jab.
Lowley tries to move into range but Brooks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing.
Lowley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lowley.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brooks.
Lowley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lowley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lowley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lowley blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lowley looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Brooks moves away from the strike by Lowley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Brooks. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lowley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brooks scrambles back to his feet.
Lowley is breathing heavily.
Lowley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brooks closes the distance and pushes Lowley back into the cage.
Lowley tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Lowley manages to break the clinch.
Lowley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brooks.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
Brooks closes the distance and clinches up with Lowley, looking for a takedown. Brooks pushes Lowley against the cage but Lowley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lowley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brooks. Brooks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lowley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lowley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brooks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jason Brooks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lowley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jason Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks pushes Lowley up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowley tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brooks no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lowley wants to get up but he can't break Brooks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brooks working for a triangle but Lowley defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Brooks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Lowley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lowley swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Lowley throws a series of punches but Brooks moves out of range.
Lowley connects with a right hand. Brooks shakes it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brooks.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Lowley saw that one coming.
Brooks jabs Lowley right on the nose. Lowley blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Lowley.
Brooks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lowley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lowley swivels and escapes.
Jason Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks looks for the body kick but Lowley saw that one coming.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brooks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lowley.
Lowley throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.
Lowley ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Lowley throws a sloppy body shot
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lowley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brooks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lowley looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Lowley misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brooks connects with the punch.
Lowley gets tackled into the cage by Brooks. Brooks maintains the clinch.
Brooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Lowley backwards.
Brooks drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowley wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks wants to sweep here but Lowley controlling him for the moment.
Lowley wants to stand but Brooks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lowley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brooks is keeping the position for now.
Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lowley defends well.
Lowley wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lowley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brooks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lowley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brooks tries to strike from the bottom.
Brooks looking for a guillotine here but Lowley defends easily.
Brooks being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowley trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowley preventing the sweep.
Brooks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lowley defends it easily.
Lowley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lowley defends well.
Joe Lowley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Brooks!
An intense looking Jason Brooks took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I was champion once and I want to be there again, Emerson is a great teacher but Homie I want that belt back and I'll be coming for you.'.
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