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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Beer (ranked 5782 p4p, 5966 weight class) and Chris Lowe (ranked 542 p4p, 552 weight class). Tony Beer looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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188 cm 20 225 1 - 1 - 0 |
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204 cm 25 266 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Solid boxing Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt Solid Muay Thai Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Beer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Lowe! The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lowe instigates a clinch. Lowe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lowe is stalling here.
Lowe prevents Beer from breaking the clinch. A knee to the head by Lowe.
Lowe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beer or not. Beer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lowe has him pressed against the cage. Beer can't break the clinch.
Beer is trying to force a seperation but Lowe has the dominant position. Beer prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lowe pulls Beer into guard.
Lowe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beer's guard. Lowe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lowe advances position into side control! Beer is looking for a sweep. Lowe wants to take a breather but Beer manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lowe. Beer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lowe passes into side control.
Beer is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes there by Lowe. Lowe decides to take the fight back to the feet. A low kick lands for Lowe.
Beer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Lowe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lowe misses with a takedown attempt and Beer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Chris Lowe has been cut. Tony Beer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Lowe. Lowe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beer defends well and Lowe ends up having to push Beer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Beer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Lowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Beer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lowe. Lowe fails with the takedown and Beer counters with a one-two to the body. Lowe has his takedown stuffed and Beer counters with a lovely straight right hand! Lowe looks winded! Lowe tries to clinch up. Beer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lowe fails with a takedown attempt. Beer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Lowe misses with a takedown and Beer counters with a lovely straight right hand! Lowe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beer moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Beer circles away.
Lowe misses with a takedown and Beer counters with a nice uppercut. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Lowe dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chris Lowe's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Lowe fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Lowe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beer swivels and escapes. Horrible takedown attempt by Lowe or perhaps it was just good defense by Beer, which made it look bad. Tony Beer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Lowe. Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beer paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tony Beer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lowe throws a quick inside leg kick. Chris Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lowe doesn't succeed with the takedown and Beer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lowe swings away with a leg kick that misses. Beer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Lowe is breathing heavily. Lowe tries for a takedown but Beer circles away easily and Beer counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Beer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lowe. Beer is looking for a counter combo. Lowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Lowe misses with a takedown and Beer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Beer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Beer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Lowe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Beer counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Lowe off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Beer follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Lowe was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Beer!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
31% |
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