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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinisa Veljko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veljko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stemm - Face the pain. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm
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201 lbs
6 - 2 - 2 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Sinisa Veljko!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Veljko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Veljko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Veljko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Veljko throws a strike but Lowe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lowe looking to pass the guard.
Veljko wants to stand up but Lowe is controlling him.
Veljko keeping full guard, as Lowe tries to pass.
Veljko can't keep his opponent in guard - Lowe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Veljko sees it coming and defends easily.
Lowe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Veljko's head.
Lowe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lowe wants to advance to full mount but Veljko doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Lowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Veljko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lowe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loweis looking to pass into half guard but Veljko pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Veljko is in guard.
Veljko throwing strikes from guard but Lowe blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Veljko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Veljko controlling from the top position.
Lowe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Veljko scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko postures up and lands a big shot to Lowe's brow.
Veljko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lowe is keeping the position for now.
Veljko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lowe is breathing heavily.
Veljko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Veljko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Veljko works over Lowe with some ground and pound from guard.
Veljko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Veljko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Veljko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lowe's head.
Veljko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljko chips away with some ground and pound.
Veljko connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Lowe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Veljko stands up over Lowe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Veljko connects with a couple of short punches.
Veljko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Veljko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Veljko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Veljko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veljko landing with the ground and pound.
Veljko postures up in Lowe's guard and throws a big left but Lowe blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinisa Veljko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Veljko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lowe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Veljko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lowe fails with the takedown
and Veljko counters with a straight right hand.
Lowe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Veljko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Lowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veljko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sinisa Veljko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Veljko winds up and cracks Lowe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
Nice strikes from Veljko there.
Veljko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Veljko working the head and body with strikes.
Veljko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veljko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Veljko wants to free his trapped foot but Lowe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe has hold of Veljko's hands but Veljko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veljko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Veljko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lowe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lowe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Veljko.
Veljko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Veljko lands with a punch from half guard.
Veljko is nestled in close to Lowe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Veljko working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veljko is nestled in close to Lowe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Veljko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Veljko there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Veljko lands a big elbow.
It looks like Alex Lowe has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veljko with the ground and pound from mount.
Lowe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Veljko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lowe looks a forlorn figure.
Veljko looking to control but Lowe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Veljko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Veljko cracks Lowe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alex Lowe's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko with a couple of short strikes.
Alex Lowe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Veljko lands a heavy elbow.
Jeez, Alex Lowe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alex Lowe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sinisa Veljko!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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