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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lowell Dixon (ranked 6176 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Johnson (ranked 25135 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Thunder as his entrance music. Terry Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 Sydney, Lowell Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dixon stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dixon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dixon stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dixon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dixon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dixon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dixon winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dixon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon stalling.
Dixon is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dixon stands up and beckons Johnson to join him on the feet.
Dixon moves into the clinch successfully.
Dixon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terry Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dixon gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Dixon manages to retain guard.
Dixon has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dixon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Dixon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dixon is positioning himself well to prevent Johnson advancing to mount.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dixon wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon keeping hold of Johnson's head, controlling as best he can.
Dixon pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Dixon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dixon has one foot on Johnson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is looking to score with low kicks.
Dixon throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into Dixon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dixon is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
Dixon wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dixon pushes Johnson off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lowell Dixon dominated that round.
That's time! Dixon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dixon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dixon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dixon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon wants to get back to his feet.
Dixon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Dixon controlling the pace for now.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Dixon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon controlling his opponent.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Dixon isn't that keen on the idea.
Dixon is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dixon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dixon controlling from mount.
Dixon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon unloading with bombs!
Dixon unloading with bombs!
Dixon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dixon controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dixon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dixon with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Dixon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dixon controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dixon raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lowell Dixon dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Dixon digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Dixon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dixon closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Dixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dixon has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dixon takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Dixon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dixon connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Dixon working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Dixon in his half guard.
Dixon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dixon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dixon scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon not doing much here.
Dixon tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Johnson.
Lowell Dixon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dixon stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Johnson to get to his feet.
Dixon misses with a low kick.
Dixon scores with a push kick.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Dixon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but Dixon counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dixon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dixon stalling.
Dixon lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dixon lands a nice short elbow.
Dixon stalling.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Dixon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dixon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lowell Dixon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dixon 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lowell Dixon!
In defeat, Terry Johnson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Checkout: The Whale Pod, on YouTube and Facebook and like, subscribe and share'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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