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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Stuard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lowery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Stuard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lowery!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lowery misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stuard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lowery misses with a looping left.
Lowery moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lowery misses with a right hand
and Stuard counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Lowery lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stuard doesn't seem phased though.
Stuard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lowery is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lowery misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stuard lands with a straight right. Lowery didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lowery throws a hook to the side of Stuard 's head but Stuard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stuard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lowery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lowery avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stuard throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowery fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Lowery misses.
Stuard ducks under a wild hook from Lowery.
Lowery cracks Stuard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lowery, as that shot connected.
Lowery catches Stuard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lowery misses with a right hand
and Stuard counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stuard fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lowery tests Stuard 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lowery fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stuard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lowery circles away quickly and effectively.
Lowery looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lowery has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stuard swinging wildly here.
Stuard takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Stuard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Stuard .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowery throws a hook but Stuard avoids it easily.
Lowery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stuard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stuard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Danga de danga de dang - Stuard scores with a four punch combination!
Stuard needs to keep his hands up - Lowery had a free shot at his head there.
Mike Lowery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowery misses with a combination
and Stuard counters with a two punch combo.
Stuard throws a right hand that Lowery ducks under and follows up with a left that Lowery also avoids with ease.
Stuard swinging wildly here.
Lowery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lowery might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowery throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lowery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowery dips to his left and cracks Stuard with an uppercut!
Nice cross by Lowery.
Stuard sizes up Lowery with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stuard keeps the fight on the outside.
Lowery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stuard .
Stuard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lowery circles away quickly and effectively.
Stuard with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowery throws a combination that misses
and Stuard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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 John Stuard will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stuard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Lowery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Stuard , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lowery loads up on a big right hand but Stuard slips the punch.
Lowery scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stuard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stuard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lowery on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good shot there by Lowery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowery throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowery. Stuard does a little dance to reset his feet.
John Stuard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowery swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stuard .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stuard looks to throw the jab but Lowery is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuard throws a series of punches but Lowery moves out of range.
Lowery wants to counter the offense by Stuard and move into the clinch position.
Lowery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stuard misses with a hook.
Lowery dodges the punch combination from Stuard .
Lowery keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stuard misses with the combination.
Lowery throws an off balance right hand
and Stuard counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Stuard . Those never looked like landing.
Stuard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stuard there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stuard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowery.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Lowery.
Lowery gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lowery throws a good cross that connects.
Lowery stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stuard 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stuard duly obliges.
Lowery misses the shot to the body.
Lowery cracks Stuard with an open hand slap.
Stuard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lowery finds it's way round the side to connect with Stuard 's head.
No joy there for Stuard , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowery scores with a punch to the head.
Lowery throws a shot from downtown. Stuard moves away and avoids it.
Stuard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lowery looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lowery has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stuard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stuard looks to land a combination but Lowery avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stuard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lowery.
Stuard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stuard slips a straight right by Lowery.
A swing and a miss from Stuard .
Lowery takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Lowery tries to bum rush Stuard with a series of wild strikes but Stuard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stuard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowery walks into a stiff left hand from Stuard .
Lowery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Lowery does it's job there.
Stuard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowery moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lowery tries to clinch up.
Stuard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stuard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stuard misses with a combination
and Lowery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stuard fails to land with a series of punches.
Lowery scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stuard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Lowery will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Lowery connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stuard throws a series of punches but Lowery moves out of range.
Lowery tests Stuard 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lowery misses with a hook. Stuard ducked under it nicely.
Lowery lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lowery tests Stuard 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lowery attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowery. Stuard does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lowery.
Lowery with a nice cross.
Stuard misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stuard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stuard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lowery on the side of the head.
Stuard misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowery getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stuard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowery.
As Lowery looks to move away, Stuard throws a big counter combo bu Lowery just gets out of the way.
Stuard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowery throws out the jab.
Stuard needs to keep his hands up - Lowery had a free shot at his head there.
Stuard throws a series of punches but Lowery moves out of range.
Lowery smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowery scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stuard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowery.
Lowery misses with an uppercut.
Stuard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stuard looks to land a combination. Lowery sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lowery slips a jab and a cross from Stuard .
Lowery lands with an overhand left.
Lowery lands with an overhand left.
Lowery bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stuard 's head backwards.
Stuard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowery moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stuard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuard takes one to the chin there.
Stuard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lowery doesn't manage to clinch there - Stuard circles away.
Stuard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lowery sizes up Stuard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lowery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stuard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stuard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lowery counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Lowery finds it's way through Stuard 's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuard misses with a wild combination.
Lowery misses with a looping left.
Stuard is looking for a counter combo.
Lowery lands a slapping body shot.
Lowery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stuard .
Stuard throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lowery counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stuard takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Lowery does no damage.
Lowery throws a lazy uppercut
and Stuard counters with a series of strikes. Lowery will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lowery misses with an uppercut. Stuard saw that one coming.
As Lowery looks to move away, Stuard throws a big counter combo bu Lowery just gets out of the way.
Lowery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lowery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lowery has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lowery!
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hype
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FIGHT
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