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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Foai Foao (ranked 5121 p4p, 3624 weight class) and Jeff Lowenthal (ranked 565 p4p, 450 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Foai Foao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Lowenthal!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foao moves in looking to clinch but Lowenthal pushes him off.
Lowenthal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Foao wants to clinch.
Lowenthal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Foao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lowenthal manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foao wants to control from the top but Lowenthal keeps moving.
Foao scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowenthal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lowenthal throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Foao working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Foao is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lowenthal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lowenthal trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Foao postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lowenthal is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Foao, into his guard.
Lowenthal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Foao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowenthal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lowenthal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lowenthal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Foao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lowenthal cracks Foao with a solid left hand.
Foao seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lowenthal trying to control but Foao is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowenthal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lowenthal advances position into side control!
Foao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lowenthal is working Foao over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lowenthal working the ground and pound.
Lowenthal just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowenthal grinds an elbow into Foao's temple.
Lowenthal swings around for an armbar but Foao sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lowenthal's guard.
Lowenthal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lowenthal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lowenthal wants to stand and escape but Foao is having none of it.
Foao throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been informed that Lowenthal has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lowenthal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Foao gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foao is standing up over Lowenthal. Lowenthal looks to escape but Foao dives into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Lowenthal dominated that round.
That's time! Foao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lowenthal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Foao's guard.
Lowenthal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lowenthal is working Foao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lowenthal postures up and lands a big shot to Foao's brow.
Lowenthal landing with the ground and pound.
Lowenthal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowenthal postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowenthal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lowenthal showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lowenthal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Foao working a defensive guard here.
Lowenthal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Foao is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lowenthal, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lowenthal wants to sweep but no luck.
Lowenthal working a defensive guard here.
Foao landing with the ground and pound.
Lowenthal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lowenthal is looking for a triangle but Foao pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowenthal wants to stand up but Foao is controlling him.
Lowenthal keeping moving, preventing Foao from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lowenthal closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Foao did well to prevent Lowenthal getting side control.
Foao moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Foao wants to get back to his feet but Lowenthal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowenthal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lowenthal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Foao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lowenthal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Foao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lowenthal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lowenthal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lowenthal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lowenthal stands up over Foao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lowenthal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Foao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Foao being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Lowenthal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lowenthal.
Foao takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Foao is trying to improve his position.
Lowenthal is trying to get an arm triangle but Foao is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowenthal is working Foao over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowenthal works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lowenthal lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big shot lands for Lowenthal! That's hurt Foao! Will he recover? Lowenthal fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Lowenthal!
After the fight, Jeff Lowenthal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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