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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 721 p4p, 823 weight class) and Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 81 p4p, 94 weight class). Lowe comes into the arena with Parsonsfield - Weeds or Windflowers blaring out of the sound system. Da Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe drops his hands momentarily and Da Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Da Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Lowe misses.
A clash of legs there as Lowe blocks the low kick.
Lowe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Lowe throws a series of punches but Da Silva avoids them all with ease.
Lowe slips under a jab from Da Silva.
Lowe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Lowe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Da Silva blocks the low kick.
Da Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Lowe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mike Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lowe.
Da Silva with the counter takedown but Lowe avoids it easily.
Da Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Da Silva is out of range.
Lowe misses with a combination
and Da Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Da Silva jabs at Lowe's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lowe.
Da Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Da Silva loads up on a big right hand but Lowe slips the punch.
Da Silva tries a low kick but Lowe avoids it.
Lowe tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut
and Lowe counters by moving into the clinch.
Da Silva misses with the head strike.
Lowe prevents a body shot from Da Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowe.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva prevents Lowe from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Da Silva fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Da Silva tries a body shot but Lowe blocks it.
Da Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Lowe can't find room to land a body shot as Da Silva controls the action.
Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Da Silva lands a body shot.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lowe throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land.
Da Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Da Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lowe tries to throw a body punch but Da Silva avoids it by throwing Lowe back against the cage.
Da Silva is working Lowe over against the cage.
Da Silva working aggressively here.
Da Silva prevents Lowe from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
Lowe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lowe.
Lowe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lowe appears to be looking for a big counter.
Da Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lowe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lowe is wriggling around but Da Silva manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowe wants to improve his position but Da Silva is controlling well.
Da Silva controlling the action here.
Da Silva prevents Lowe from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe manages to get to full guard.
Lowe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lowe throws his legs up looking for a submission but Da Silva uses it to pass to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonardo Da Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Lowe thows a body kick. Da Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowe looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Lowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowe throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Silva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lowe with a body shot.
Lowe scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Da Silva.
Lowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lowe misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva scores with a jab.
Lowe scores with a jab.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowe moves away.
Lowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Silva moves out of range as Lowe throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe throws a combination that misses
and Da Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Lowe.
Lowe walks into a straight right hand from Da Silva.
Lowe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lowe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Da Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Lowe 's knee.
Lowe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Lowe misses.
Da Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lowe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Lowe working aggressively here.
Da Silva lands with a right to the head.
Lowe lands with a left to the head.
Da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Da Silva misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva pushes Lowe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Lowe wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lowe lands a nice uppercut.
Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lowe misses with a straight left.
Da Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Da Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Da Silva tries to work over Lowe's front leg with a kick but Lowe checks it.
Lowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Da Silva stuns Lowe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Lowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Da Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Lowe pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Lowe's shoulder, as Lowe tries to avoid the shot.
Lowe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lowe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Da Silva. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lowe connects with a single shot there.
Lowe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lowe throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Da Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Lowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Da Silva misses with a right hand
and Lowe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Da Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowe.
Mike Lowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Da Silva moves away from the strike by Lowe.
Lowe throws a lazy head kick
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva tests Lowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lowe on the side of the head.
Mike Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowe looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lowe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Lowe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Silva. Da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Lowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lowe throws a head kick that half lands.
Lowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Da Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Da Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lowe loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Lowe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lowe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Da Silva's head backwards.
Lowe throws a leg kick but Da Silva moved away.
Da Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lowe lands a head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Da Silva goes for a double leg but Lowe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lowe continues to drive forward.
Da Silva misses the jab.
Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowe.
A punch lands to the side of Lowe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lowe throws a shot to the body.
Lowe throws a series of strikes that have Da Silva backpedaling.
Da Silva misses with a body kick.
Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Da Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe throws a counter high kick but Da Silva was just alert enough to avoid it.
Da Silva moves away from the strike by Lowe.
Da Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Da Silva connects with the punch.
Da Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva throws a hook but Lowe blocks it.
Da Silva misses with a looping left.
Lowe misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Lowe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Da Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lowe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lowe throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Lowe checks a low kick from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lowe looks to throw a body kick
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Lowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lowe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lowe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Da Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowe is being controlled here.
Da Silva tries to advance to mount but Lowe denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe trying to control but Da Silva flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lowe trying to control the action but Da Silva just sinks the hooks in.
I really don't envy Lowe right now.
Well, with Da Silva on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Lowe is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Lowe is trying to get back to his feet but Da Silva has full control of the position and if anything, Lowe has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lowe wants to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Da Silva has the hooks in. Lowe is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva gets his hands free as Lowe looks to control.
Da Silva is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Da Silva keeps control of the position as Lowe tries to break free.
Da Silva 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!
Lowe is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lowe looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lowe is trying to defend against the choke here but Da Silva has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Da Silva Tightens the hold and Lowe taps out furiously! Da Silva displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Leonardo Da Silva!
A victorious Leonardo Da Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Mike Lowe had this to say: 'Sorry for the loss. I will get back into the gym and come back stronger. I wish luck to Fu Tu in his future bouts.'.
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