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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Aas (ranked 115 p4p, 7 weight class) and Mike Lowe (ranked 335 p4p, 17 weight class). Aas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nunnuka Nunnuka. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslak Aas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe moves out of range as Aas strikes.
A big right from Lowe misses.
Aas misses with a straight right.
Lowe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lowe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aas misses with a body punch.
Aas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aas misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Aas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aas throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowe.
Aas swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aas lands a left hand.
Aas taking a breather.
Aas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aas avoids a kick to the body.
Lowe connects with a looping right hand.
Aas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aas, right into the meat.
Lowe blocks a jab.
Aas misses with a combination
and Aas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lowe checks a leg kick nicely.
Aas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aas misses with a right hand
and Lowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowe lands a slapping body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Lowe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sloppy strikes from Lowe. Those never looked like landing.
As Lowe backs away, Aas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lowe walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lowe moves out of range as Aas throws a body kick.
Aas takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aas misses with a wild body shot.
Lowe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot by Lowe.
An inside leg kick lands from Aas.
Aas misses with a hook. Lowe ducked under it nicely.
Lowe lands with a straight right. Aas didn't see that one coming.
Aslak Aas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aas throws a combination that misses
and Lowe counters with a one-two to the body.
Aas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lowe is out of range and Aas settles back down.
Aas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aas throws a looping overhand right but Lowe ducks down to avoid it.
Lowe throws a right and a left that Aas avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Aas misses its target.
Aas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lowe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aas slips under a jab.
Aas lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Lowe.
Aas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Aas misses.
Lowe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aas.
Lowe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aas connects with a nice looking jab.
Lowe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lowe is rocked!
Aas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aas misses with a straight left.
Aas throws a series of punches but Lowe avoids them all with ease.
Aas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowe.
Lowe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lowe moves into range and clinches up with Aas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Aas throws a head punch that misses.
Aas pushes Lowe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lowe.
Aas can't find room to land a body shot as Lowe controls the action.
Lowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aas is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Aas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Aas.
Lowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Aas controls his hands.
A short right from Aas on the inside.
Aas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aas.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aas's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Aas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Lowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Aas finish him?
Lowe has had enough of the clinch but Aas keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Aas fails to land.
Lowe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aslak Aas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aas misses with a hook.
Lowe seems to have recovered his senses.
Lowe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aas's hands.
No joy there for Lowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lowe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lowe.
A little jabbing left from Lowe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lowe throws a push kick but Aas slaps the foot to one side.
Lowe slips a jab from Aas.
A left lands for Aas.
It looks like Mike Lowe has been cut.
Aas bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Lowe! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Aas controlling from the top position.
Lowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowe, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas controlling from the top position.
Aas slips nicely into half guard.
Lowe trying to hold on to Aas's head to control him but Aas postures up.
Lowe manages to get to full guard.
Aas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lowe trying to keep a closed guard but Aas is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Aas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lowe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lowe keeping full guard, as Aas tries to pass.
Aas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aas looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A clash of legs there as Lowe blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aas avoids the head kick by Lowe.
Aas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowe throws out the jab.
Aas lands with a right hand.
A combination from Lowe does no damage.
Aas lands a nice shot to the body.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lowe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Aas walks into a jab.
Aas lands with a nice body punch.
Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Aas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Aas misses its intended target.
Aas missing with a left hand there. Lowe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Aas misses with a wild body shot.
Aas takes a swing at Lowe's ribcage but misses.
Lowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Lowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aas lunges at Lowe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lowe's hand.
Aas thumps Lowe with a low kick.
Lowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aas misses with a low kick.
Aas throws the left hand but Lowe avoids the punch easily.
Aas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aas cracks Lowe with an open hand slap.
Aas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lowe can do to turn this around?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aas lands with a left to the head.
Aas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aas throws a body shot but no joy.
Aas throws a leg kick but Lowe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowe moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Aas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lowe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aas.
Lowe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lowe throws a body punch but Aas moves out of range.
Aas thumps Lowe with a low kick.
Lowe lands an overhand right.
Aas swings for the body but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe looks to throw the jab but Aas is out of range.
Aas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lowe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aas throws a chopping leg kick but Lowe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Lowe misses its intended target.
Aas misses with a lunging right hand
and Lowe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aas 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 misses with a few strikes there.
Aas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lowe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aas.
A nice side step and Lowe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No joy there for Lowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aas throws a leg kick that misses.
Lowe pushes Aas up against the cage in a clinch.
Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Aas.
Lowe pushes Aas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aslak Aas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aas swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aas.
Aas lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aas throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowe.
Aas throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aas misses with a punch on the inside.
Aas lands a left hand.
Aas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aas misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Lowe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aas lands with a nice body punch.
Aas fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Lowe.
Lowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lowe scores with a jab to the body.
Lowe misses the jab.
Lowe lands a jab-cross combination.
Aas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lowe.
Aas misses with a shot to the body
and Lowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aas throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aas. Lowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aas just misses with a punch to the body.
Aas misses with a hook.
Lowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lowe.
Lowe swinging wildly here.
Lowe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aas.
Aas swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowe.
Jab by Aas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aslak Aas is winning the standup battle so far.
Lowe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aas on the side of the head.
Lowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lowe can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowe throws a series of punches but Aas avoids them all with ease.
Aas connects with a body shot that sends Lowe's belly button to the back.
Aas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lowe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lowe looks to land a combination but Aas avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mike Lowe just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aas wants to land a leg kick but Lowe is out of range.
Lowe looks to land a left hand but Aas moved out of range nicely.
Aas digs a good hook to Lowe's body.
Lowe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Aas.
Aas tries to bum rush Lowe with a series of wild strikes but Lowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lowe walks into a left hand.
Aas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lowe on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Aas.
Mike Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Aas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aas looks to land a right hand but Lowe moved out of range.
A cross from Aas lands.
Aas tries a low kick but Lowe avoids it.
Aas misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lowe finds it's target.
Lowe throws a wild body kick that Aas sees coming a mile off.
Aas throws a big shot that misses.
Aas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lowe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Aas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lowe misses with a head kick.
Aas scores with a leg kick.
Lowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Aas.
Good standup being displayed there by Lowe as he connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Lowe.
Aas misses with an uppercut.
Aas lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aas just misses with a punch to the body.
Lowe unleashes a big counter combination but Aas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lowe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowe is looking to clinch but Aas is avoiding it.
Aas swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lowe tries to clinch but Aas is having none of it.
Lowe swinging wildly here.
Lowe is looking to score with low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Aas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Aas.
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Aas.
Aas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aas throws a shot to the body.
Aas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe swings for the body but Aas moves out of range.
Lowe checks a low kick from Aas.
Aas connects with a solid leg kick.
Lowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lowe checks a low kick from Aas.
Aas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lowe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowe.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lowe.
Lowe misses with a hook to the body
and Aas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowe.
Aas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aas.
Aas throws a head kick but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe blocks a jab.
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 closes the distance and clinches.
Aas tries to work over Lowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Aas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aas circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Lowe looks to move away, Aas throws a big counter combo but Lowe just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Aas misses its intended target.
Aas misses the jab.
Lowe throws a hook but Aas avoids it easily.
Aas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Aas had his way with Mike Lowe in that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
That's time! Aas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Aas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lowe is looking to clinch.
Lowe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lowe missing with a left hand there. Aas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aas throws a lazy right hand but Lowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aas can pounce on him.
Aas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowe.
Lowe missing with a left hand there. Aas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowe throws a right hand that Aas ducks under and follows up with a left that Aas also avoids with ease.
Lowe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lowe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lowe works the jab nicely.
Lowe staying out of range there.
Aas slips under a jab from Lowe.
Aas lands a leg kick that knocks Lowe off balance momentarily.
Aas misses with a wild body shot.
Lowe tries to clinch but Aas moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aas.
Lowe thuds his shin into the meat of Aas's side.
Good exchange - Aas coming out on top.
Aas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lowe wants to clinch but Aas slips to the side
and Aas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lowe walks straight into a right hand from Aas - that's dropped him! Aas jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Lowe from any more punishment! Lowe complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aslak Aas!
Aslak Aas retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Aslak Aas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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