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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Lowe (ranked 24748 p4p, 6347 weight class) and Pimp McGee (ranked 648 p4p, 588 weight class). Chris Lowe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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204 cm 25 266 0 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm 19 235 0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid Muay Thai Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt Good kicks Solid chin |
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Lowe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pimp McGee! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lowe rushes McGee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Lowe breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Lowe misses. Lowe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Lowe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGee defends it nicely. McGee swings for the body but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe drops down looking for a counter takedown but McGee sprawls and moves away. McGee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lowe is able to avoid easily. McGee has closed the distance and engaged Lowe in a clinch.
Lowe breaks from the clinch.
Lowe clinches. McGee misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Knees to the body from Lowe.
Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGee can pounce on him.
McGee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGee wants it to stay on the feet. McGee throws a series of punches but Lowe avoids them all with ease. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McGee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lowe throws a big counter combination but McGee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. McGee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lowe instigates a clinch. McGee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGee can't find room to land a body shot as Lowe controls the action.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lowe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Lowe just leaning against McGee, taking a breather. McGee prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him. McGee scores with a knee to the head.
McGee takes an elbow to the temple. Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lowe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGee's waist but McGee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lowe off to one side. McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from McGee misses the target. McGee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Chris Lowe has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McGee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lowe has closed the distance and engaged McGee in a clinch.
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! McGee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lowe.
Lowe avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
McGee stalling against the cage.
Lowe pulls guard effortlessly. Lowe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. McGee trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Lowe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lowe keeping moving, preventing McGee from controlling successfully. Lowe wriggles free and stands up. Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. It looked like Lowe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Pimp McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McGee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lowe swats him away and circles back towards the center. Lowe blocks a head kick by McGee.
Lowe fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McGee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A bone on bone clash there as Lowe blocks the leg kick.
McGee lands with a slapping head kick. McGee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lowe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. McGee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lowe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lowe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGee defends it nicely. Lowe clinches. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pimp McGee dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chris Lowe's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. McGee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lowe throws a nice head kick!
Lowe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGee as he jumps to the side. Lowe clinches with his opponent.
McGee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lowe is pushing McGee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Lowe manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McGee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McGee throws a right hand that Lowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Lowe also avoids with ease. A head kick from McGee lands but Lowe takes it in his stride. McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowe paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lowe thinks about countering with a body kick. McGee misses with a hook
and Lowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round. McGee ducks under a wild hook from Lowe. McGee moves into the clinch. Chris Lowe has scored more points in the clinch so far. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Lowe jumps guard but McGee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Stalling in the clinch from McGee.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
Lowe shoots in looking for a takedown but McGee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lowe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him. McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lowe swats him away and circles back towards the center. McGee scores with a head kick.
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGee works Lowe's body with a nice hook. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lowe shoots in but McGee avoids the takedown attempt easily. McGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Lowe is looking for a counter combo. McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lowe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lowe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. McGee throws a head kick that misses. McGee is looking to clinch. Lowe clinches up against the cage. McGee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Lowe stalling in the clinch.
McGee tries a body shot but Lowe blocks it.
McGee tries a knee to the head but Lowe blocks it.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McGee. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lowe pressing his opponent against the cage. Lowe avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
Lowe breaks the clinch.
Lowe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGee as he jumps to the side. Chris Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McGee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. McGee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowe. McGee dips down and scores with a jab to the body. McGee wants to clinch. McGee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lowe rather than just go for the knockout. McGee throws a head kick that misses. McGee scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Lowe darts in and clinches McGee up against the cage. Lowe presses McGee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. McGee stalling in the clinch but Lowe improves position. McGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McGee is looking to control Lowe's arms but Lowe gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGee has his back to the cage. Lowe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. McGee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lowe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Lowe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. McGee is looking to stand up but Lowe won't let him. Lowe pulls McGee in to control the position. McGee trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom. Lowe pulls McGee in close to prevent any damage. Lowe trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Lowe pulls McGee in close to his closed guard and prevents McGee from doing any damage or advancing position. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pimp McGee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Chris Lowe's cut. 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!
Lowe instigates a clinch. A short left from McGee. McGee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lowe shoots in but no luck this time. McGee digs a good body shot into Lowe's ribs. Lowe has a takedown stuffed. McGee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lowe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him. McGee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lowe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. McGee tries to clinch there but Lowe circles away.
Lowe circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGee throws a nice outside leg kick. McGee darts in and clinches Lowe up against the cage. Lowe gets control of McGee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lowe will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Both fighters are breathing heavily. McGee scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Lowe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGee's guard. Lowe won't allow McGee to get back to his feet. Lowe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Lowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nice takedown defense from McGee. No joy for Lowe on that attempt. Left hook, right uppercut from McGee. Pimp McGee seems to be getting the better of the standup. Lowe closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGee circles away. McGee moves into the clinch. Lowe blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action! Lowe managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lowe tries for a takedown but McGee manages to get underhooks.
Lowe tries to land knees in the clinch but McGee avoids the damage to the body. McGee taking a breather. McGee crunches a lovely knee into Lowe's ribcage. McGee breaks from the clinch.
Lowe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGee. Lowe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick and Lowe counters with a leg kick. Lowe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McGee as he jumps to the side. The fight stays on the outside here - McGee looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pimp McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. McGee tries to clinch but Lowe is having none of it. McGee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McGee throws a series of punches but Lowe moves out of range. McGee misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Lowe circles away.
McGee tries to bum rush Lowe with a series of wild strikes but Lowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault. McGee gets tackled into the cage by Lowe. Lowe maintains the clinch. Pimp McGee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. McGee crunches a lovely knee into Lowe's ribcage. Lowe tries to pull guard but McGee won't allow it.
Lowe tries to pull guard but McGee forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Lowe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGee walks away with a smile on his face. Lowe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. McGee lands a head kick. Lowe smiles back at him and beckons him forward. McGee throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lowe misses with a takedown attempt - McGee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. A chopping leg kick lands by McGee. McGee instigates a clinch. Lowe stalling.
Lowe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McGee to keep the fight standing. McGee slows down the pace here.
Lowe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Pimp McGee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got McGee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30 Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pimp McGee! An out of breath Pimp McGee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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