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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 1220 p4p, 61 weight class) and Antun Racic (ranked 1756 p4p, 90 weight class). Racic has chosen Tamo gdje su moji korjeni as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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138 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antun Racic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lowe looks to land a left hand but Racic moved out of range nicely.
Lowe thuds a left hand into Racic's body.
Lowe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lowe looks to land a combination but Racic avoids it well.
Lowe slips a straight right by Racic.
Racic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowe.
Racic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lowe with a body shot.
Racic misses with a looping right.
Racic takes a swing at Lowe's ribcage but misses.
Lowe throws a quick counter kick to the body but Racic avoids it.
Racic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been told by Lowe's head coaches at Jitz MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Racic throws a combination that misses
and Lowe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lowe throws a hook but Racic avoids it easily.
Lowe moves out of range as Racic strikes.
Lowe throws a leg kick but Racic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Racic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowe manages to avoid it.
Racic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Racic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Lowe misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe missing with a left hand there. Racic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowe throws a jab when Racic was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe throws a nice head kick!
Lowe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lowe throws a nice looking combination but Racic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lowe throws a nice looking combination but Racic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lowe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Racic cracks the inside of Lowe's front leg.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lowe staying out of range there.
Lowe swings for the body but Racic moves out of range.
Racic thuds a left hand into Lowe's body.
Lowe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Racic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lowe blocks a head kick by Racic.
Lowe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Racic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Antun Racic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Racic throws a body punch but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe appears to be looking for a big counter.
Racic throws a head kick that misses.
Lowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Racic.
Lowe throwing a counter right hand but Racic manages to avoid it.
Racic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Racic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lowe walks into a stiff left hand from Racic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Racic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowe lands a jab to the nose.
Racic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Racic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lowe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lowe throws an overhand right that lands on Racic's shoulder, as Racic tries to avoid the shot.
Racic throws a shot from downtown. Lowe moves away and avoids it.
Lowe loads up on a big right hand but Racic slips the punch.
Racic throws a head kick that misses.
Lowe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Racic just manages to avoid it.
Lowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowe missing with a left hand there. Racic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Racic on the side of the head.
Racic blocks a head kick by Lowe.
Racic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowe throws out the jab.
Lowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Racic counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Racic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe looks to land a right hand but Racic moved out of range.
Racic throws a looping overhand right but Lowe ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Racic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowe is looking for a counter combo.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Racic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Lowe checks a leg kick.
Lowe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lowe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Racic. Racic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Racic was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowe.
Racic throws a right hand that Lowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Lowe also avoids with ease.
Lowe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Lowe misses.
Racic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Racic misses with an uppercut.
Lowe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe slips under a jab.
Racic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Racic lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lowe.
Lowe jabs at Racic's body.
Lowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Racic.
Racic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Racic throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowe keeps Racic at a distance using the push kick.
Lowe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Racic.
Lowe misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Racic looks to throw the jab but Lowe is out of range.
Lowe misses with a head kick.
Racic connects with a nice looking jab.
Lowe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Racic thuds his right hand into Lowe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lowe is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lowe throws a body punch but Racic moves out of range.
It looks like Mike Lowe has been cut.
Racic digs a good hook to Lowe's body.
Racic misses with a wild body shot.
Racic avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Racic misses with a straight right.
Lowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mike Lowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Racic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lowe.
Lowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Racic stuns Lowe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lowe connects with a crisp jab.
Racic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowe misses with an uppercut. Racic saw that one coming.
Racic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Racic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Racic wants to land a leg kick but Lowe is out of range.
It looked like Lowe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Racic.
Lowe moves away from the strike by Racic.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Racic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lowe - the referee stops the clock and Racic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lowe. Racic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lowe.
Racic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lowe momentarily.
Lowe blocks the body kick.
Racic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Racic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lowe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lowe misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Racic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Racic misses the shot to the body.
Lowe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lowe scores with a head kick. Racic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Racic. That did some damage!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Racic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Racic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Racic slips a jab and a cross from Lowe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Racic! But no joy.
Lowe keeps Racic at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Lowe throws a lazy uppercut
and Racic counters by moving into the clinch.
Lowe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Racic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe can't find room to land a body shot as Racic controls the action.
Lowe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Racic can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lowe throws a combination. Racic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lowe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lowe.
Racic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowe.
Racic misses with the body kick
enabling Lowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Lowe throws a shot from downtown. Racic moves away and avoids it.
Lowe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Racic eats them both and turns towards Lowe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Racic scores with a hook.
Lowe throws a hook but Racic blocks it.
Lowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Racic.
Lowe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Racic manages to avoid it.
Lowe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Racic with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Racic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lowe throws a one two combo.
Racic sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Lowe to the ground! Racic dives into full mount looking to finish!
Oh Lowe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowe looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Well, with Racic on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lowe is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Lowe can't escape the position.
Racic has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lowe has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Racic is raining down hard shots and and Lowe has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Antun Racic!
Antun Racic opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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hype
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FIGHT
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