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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toranaga Sekigaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toranaga Sekigaru!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Lowe as Sekigaru shoots in.
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowe clinches with his opponent.
Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lowe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lowe lands with a right hand.
Sekigaru looks for a takedown but Lowe sprawls well.
Sekigaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Lowe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sekigaru. Sekigaru circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sekigaru throws a poor cross that misses
and Lowe counters with a three punch combo that has Sekigaru backing up. Sekigaru nods at Lowe to acknowledge the strikes.
Lowe scores with a head kick.
Lowe wants to clinch.
A low kick from Sekigaru misses
and Sekigaru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sekigaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekigaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sekigaru swings widly with a right hand
and Lowe counters by clinching up.
Lowe misses with a knee strike.
Sekigaru can't break the clinch.
Sekigaru is trying to break free.
Lowe breaks the clinch.
Toranaga Sekigaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe scores with a jab to the head.
Lowe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anthony Lowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowe wants to clinch.
Lowe tries to clinch but Sekigaru moves out of range.
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekigaru on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sekigaru has a takedown stuffed.
Anthony Lowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toranaga Sekigaru.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe wants to clinch.
Sekigaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Lowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sekigaru's sensitive parts.
Lowe wants to clinch.
Sekigaru throws a series of punches but Lowe moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekigaru shoots in and drives through. Lowe sprawls well.
Lowe has Sekigaru up against the cage in a clinch.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
Lowe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lowe tries to clinch but Sekigaru is having none of it.
Sekigaru misses with a double jab
enabling Lowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Sekigaru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sekigaru shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sekigaru showed some decent athleticism there.
Sekigaru looks gassed!
Sekigaru trying to advance position but Lowe counters by regaining guard.
Sekigaru trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sekigaru doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sekigaru manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sekigaru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lowe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sekigaru won't allow Lowe to sweep him here.
Lowe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sekigaru drops back looking for a leg! Lowe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lowe manages to kick Sekigaru off! Sekigaru jumps back into Lowe's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowe looking for a guillotine here but Sekigaru defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony 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 lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lowe thows a body kick. Sekigaru tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lowe is looking to clinch but Sekigaru is avoiding it.
Sekigaru misses with an uppercut.
Lowe drives through and clinches with Sekigaru against the cage.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
Lowe stuffs the takedown.
Sekigaru is breathing heavily.
Sekigaru throws a body kick the misses
enabling Lowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Lowe lands a jab-cross combination.
Lowe has closed the distance and engaged Sekigaru in a clinch.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
Lowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe wants to clinch up but Sekigaru keeps it at a distance.
Lowe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sekigaru throws a combination that misses
and Lowe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lowe.
Lowe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lowe connects with a knee to the head.
Lowe landing knees to the body.
Sekigaru takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sekigaru's face.
Sekigaru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lowe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anthony Lowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sekigaru shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lowe but Lowe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sekigaru throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sekigaru misses with a two punch combination.
Sekigaru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anthony Lowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toranaga Sekigaru.
Lowe tries to clinch but Sekigaru is having none of it.
Lowe takes one to the chin there.
Sekigaru throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lowe counters with a big head kick but Sekigaru shrugs it off.
Lowe moves in looking to clinch but Sekigaru pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe clinches up against the cage.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
Lowe tries to clinch up but Sekigaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Sekigaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lowe avoids a kick to the body.
Lowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowe moves into the clinch.
Lowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sekigaru takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lowe tries to clinch but Sekigaru moves out of range.
Lowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowe is looking to clinch but Sekigaru is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Sekigaru circles away.
Sekigaru misses with a jab to the body
and Lowe counters by moving into the clinch.
Lowe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe tries to clinch up but Sekigaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Anthony Lowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Lowe closes the distance and clinches.
Sekigaru can't break the clinch.
Lowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowe drives through and clinches with Sekigaru against the cage.
Lowe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lowe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sekigaru backs up against the cage.
Lowe tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sekigaru.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe jabs Sekigaru right on the nose. Sekigaru blinks but takes it well.
Sekigaru throws a right hand that Lowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Lowe also avoids with ease.
Lowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sekigaru can do to turn this around?
Sekigaru swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowe.
Sekigaru fails with the takedown.
Sekigaru shoots in but Lowe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lowe tries to clinch up but Sekigaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Anthony Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sekigaru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lowe dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lowe.
Sekigaru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lowe wants to clinch.
Lowe tries to clinch there but Sekigaru circles away.
Lowe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sekigaru's hands.
Sekigaru fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Lowe.
Sekigaru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sekigaru sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sekigaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lowe is looking to clinch but Sekigaru is avoiding it.
Sekigaru connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekigaru misses with a straight left.
Sekigaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lowe slips under a jab from Sekigaru.
Lowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sekigaru decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lowe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sekigaru.
Sekigaru content to control rather than advance.
Lowe is trying to control but can't.
Sekigaru is looking to take a break and control but Lowe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sekigaru lands a nice short elbow.
Lowe is trying to control but can't.
Lowe is looking to improve his position.
Sekigaru content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sekigaru is looking to take a break and control but Lowe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Toranaga Sekigaru.
Sekigaru swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowe.
Lowe takes the fight into the clinch.
Lowe breaks the clinch.
Sekigaru falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lowe counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sekigaru's face.
Lowe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Lowe.
Lowe tries a knee to the head but Sekigaru blocks it.
Toranaga Sekigaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowe tries to land a knee to the head but Sekigaru blocks with his arms.
Lowe prevents Sekigaru from breaking the clinch.
Sekigaru avoiding damage as Lowe throws knees to the body.
Lowe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lowe prevents Sekigaru from breaking the clinch.
Lowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sekigaru wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lowe breaks the clinch.
Sekigaru avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Sekigaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Sekigaru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lowe wants to clinch up but Sekigaru keeps it at a distance.
Lowe tries to clinch up but Sekigaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Sekigaru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sekigaru swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lowe counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from Lowe.
Sekigaru has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
Lowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sekigaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lowe is looking to clinch but Sekigaru is avoiding it.
Sekigaru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lowe, as that shot connected.
Lowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sekigaru misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Lowe as Sekigaru shoots in.
Anthony Lowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toranaga Sekigaru.
Sekigaru tries a low kick but Lowe avoids it.
Lowe clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Lowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lowe 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Lowe!
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FIGHT
RATING
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