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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Ballad of Curtis Lowe- Lynyrd Skynyrd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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169 cm
25
163 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
161 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Lowe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Griffin! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lowe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Griffin avoids it really well and circles away. Lowe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Griffin. Griffin scores with a decent looking hook. Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin. Lowe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Lowe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Lowe won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet. Lowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Lowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griffin is keeping the position for now. Lowe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Griffin's head. Griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lowe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lowe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Lowe looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lowe advances position into side control! Lowe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lowe is chipping away with strikes.
Lowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working. Griffin is looking for a sweep. Griffin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lowe has just dragged him back down to the mat. Lowe landing strikes. Griffin sneaks back into half guard. Lowe content to control rather than advance. Lowe working the head and body with strikes. Griffin is trying to stand.
Griffin is looking for a sweep. Lowe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Griffin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Griffin looks gassed! Lowe uses his free foot to push down on Griffin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Griffin. Griffin taking shots to the head. Lowe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lowe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Griffin hang on? We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lowe lands a nice shot to the head. Lowe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Griffin is rocked! Griffin tries to get back to half guard but can't. Lowe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Griffin is still in real trouble! Can Lowe finish him? Lowe postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Griffin badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Lowe around the waist but Lowe pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Lowe is the winner by TKO! Lowe jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Lowe!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
91% |
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