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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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183 cm
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193 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robin Hood!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lowe scores with a head kick.
It looks like Robin Hood has been cut.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lowe has a takedown stuffed.
Lowe tries to clinch but Hood is having none of it.
Lowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lowe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Hood.
Lowe is looking to score with low kicks.
Hood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lowe throws a big shot that misses.
Lowe has closed the distance and engaged Hood in a clinch.
Lowe lands a knee to the head.
Lowe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lowe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lowe drags the fight down to the ground.
Hood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lowe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hood has managed to get both his arms back between Lowe's legs - danger averted.
Hood decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood gets a clinch.
Lowe managing to block the knees to the body from Hood.
Lowe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Lowe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Hood walks away with a smile on his face. Lowe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lowe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lowe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hood's head.
Lowe has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lowe looking to finish Hood with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hood!
Lowe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hood sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hood looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lowe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lowe winds up and cracks Hood with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lowe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hood keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is looking to take a break and control but Hood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lowe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lowe is pressing down on Hood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hood is holding on for now.
Lowe trying to control the action but Hood is working from the bottom.
Hood is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lowe keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lowe defending well as Hood loads up on a big left hand.
Lowe tries to score with a low kick but Hood moves his leg out of the way.
Lowe moves into the clinch.
Lowe trying to land knees to the body.
Lowe drags the fight down to the ground.
Lowe is looking for a triangle but Hood pushes his legs off easily.
Lowe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lowe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lowe is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe is looking for a triangle but Hood pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Hood's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lowe counters by moving into the clinch.
Lowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hood avoids it.
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 Hood walks away with a smile on his face. Lowe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hood darts in trying to clinch
and Lowe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.
Lowe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hood smiles and moves away.
Hood clinches but Lowe breaks the clinch
and Lowe counters with a left to the body.
Lowe throws a good cross that connects.
Lowe keeps the fight on the outside.
Lowe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hood pinned against the cage. Hood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Hood circles away.
Hood closes the distance but Lowe moves to the side
and Lowe counters by clinching up.
Hood lands with a right to the head.
Lowe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hood wants to stall.
Lowe fails to pull guard.
Hood misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe misses with a knee to the head.
Hood tries to stall but Lowe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lowe's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Hood.
Lowe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lowe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lowe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lowe.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lowe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hood swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hood misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe missing with knees to the body.
Lowe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lowe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.
Lowe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hood smiles and moves away.
Hood clinches but Lowe breaks the clinch
and Lowe counters with a three punch combo that has Hood backing up. Hood nods at Lowe to acknowledge the strikes.
Lowe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hood tries to clinch but Lowe moves away
and Lowe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lowe blocks a body shot from Hood.
Lowe tries to pull guard but Hood holds him up against the cage and eventually Lowe drops back down to his feet.
Lowe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hood uses from the top position.
Hood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lowe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hood has managed to get both his arms back between Lowe's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hood stands up and waves to Lowe to follow him.
Hood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood forces Lowe back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Hood.
Hood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Hood walks away with a smile on his face. Lowe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lowe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hood.
Hood tries to clinch
and Lowe counters with a good low kick that Hood was not able to check.
Robin Hood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hood wants to clinch but Lowe slips to the side
and Lowe moves into the clinch.
Lowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hood avoids it.
Lowe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lowe jumps guard but Hood stands there with Lowe around his waist. Lowe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lowe tries to pull guard but Hood holds him up against the cage and eventually Lowe drops back down to his feet.
Lowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hood.
Nice body punch from Hood.
Lowe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hood is defending well for now.
Hood lands a left hand.
Lowe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hood can't find room to land a body shot as Lowe controls the action.
Hood's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lowe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lowe prevents a body shot from Hood.
Lowe tries to work over Hood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hood presses Lowe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hood throws a head punch that misses.
Lowe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hood smiles and moves away.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anthony Lowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robin Hood's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hood tries to clinch up but Lowe circles away and keeps his distance.
Hood tries to clinch up
and Lowe counters with an outside leg kick.
Hood tries to clinch up but Lowe circles away and keeps his distance.
Hood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lowe circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Lowe counter with a right hand.
Hood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowe.
Hood darts in trying to clinch
and Lowe counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Hood walks away with a smile on his face. Lowe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hood wants to clinch but Lowe slips to the side
and Lowe counters with a head kick.
Lowe wants to clinch.
Hood darts in trying to clinch
and Lowe moves into the clinch.
Lowe lands a nice knee to the body.
Lowe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lowe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hood throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowe.
Hood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lowe jumps guard and drags Hood to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lowe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hood defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hood defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hood decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lowe, up you get!
Lowe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lowe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lowe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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 Hood walks away with a smile on his face. Lowe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lowe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood misses with a two punch combination.
Lowe throws a hook but Hood blocks it.
Hood darts in trying to clinch
and Lowe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hood leaves Lowe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hood wants to clinch
and Lowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robin Hood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hood tries to clinch but Lowe moves out of range.
Hood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowe has managed to clinch.
Lowe landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hood scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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 Hood walks away with a smile on his face. Lowe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lowe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hood lands a jab to the nose.
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hood tries to clinch up.
Lowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hood.
Hood closes the distance and clinches.
Hood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowe connects with a knee to the head.
Lowe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hand to the body from Hood.
Hood lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hood presses Lowe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowe tries to pull guard but Hood holds him up against the cage and eventually Lowe drops back down to his feet.
Hood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anthony Lowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short body shot lands from Hood as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony Lowe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lowe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Lowe!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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