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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 827 p4p, 47 weight class) and Victor Szczęsny (ranked 908 p4p, 49 weight class). Victor Szczęsny will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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172 cm
25
146 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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225 cm
38
135 lbs
38 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Lowe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Szczęsny! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Szczęsny moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land. Lowe misses with some punches.
Lowe tries to work over Szczęsny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Lowe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Szczęsnys head. With the fighters up against the cage, Szczęsny throws an elbow but misses. Lowe throws a head punch that misses. Szczęsny avoiding damage as Lowe throws knees to the body.
Lowe lands a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczęsny. Szczęsny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lowe backwards. Lowe works on Szczęsny's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right from Lowe. Szczęsny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szczęsny pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Szczęsny pushes off an throws an elbow but Lowe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Lowe misses with a hook from the clinch. Lowe working aggressively here.
Lowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe lands a right hand. Lowe lands with a short shot to the head. Lowe misses with a knee to the head. Lowe misses with a knee to the head. Lowe working aggressively here.
Szczęsny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Szczęsny is working Lowe over against the cage. Lowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowe working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land. A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land. Szczęsny blocking some punches.
Szczęsny takes a shot to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! With the fighters up against the cage, Szczęsny throws an elbow but misses. Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe misses with some punches.
Lowe misses with a short punch on the inside. Lowe tries to circle away but Szczęsny has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lowe misses with a short punch on the inside. Lowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczęsny controls his hands.
Lowe lands an uppercut. Lowe misses with a hook from the clinch. Lowe lands an uppercut.
Szczęsny is rocked! Szczęsny blocking some punches.
Lowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land. Lowe throws a head punch that misses. Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Szczęsny.
Szczęsny lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Szczęsny looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Szczęsny lands an elbow inside that Lowe shrugs off.
It looks like Mike Lowe has been cut. Szczęsny blocks an uppercut.
Lowe working aggressively here.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid it. Lowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. We've been told by Lowe's head coaches at Jitz MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Szczęsny blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action! Lowe throws a poor cross that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a head kick. That will keep Lowe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Lowe takes a swing at Szczęsny's ribcage but misses. A big left from Lowe misses. Lowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Szczęsny is just out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowe dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Szczęsny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowe sees it coming and avoids it easily. Szczęsny's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lowe under the eye. Szczęsny takes the fight into the clinch. Lowe misses with the head strike.
Lowe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczęsny.
Lowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Szczęsny forces Lowe back against the cage and clinches. Lowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szczęsny's elbow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Szczęsny takes a shot to the head. Lowe misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land. Lowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Szczęsny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowe throws a head punch that misses. Szczęsny blocking some punches.
Szczęsny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Szczęsny can do to turn this around? Szczęsny lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lowe takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczęsny. Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lowe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Szczęsny misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lowe lands with a light punch inside. Szczęsny pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Lowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe wants to get back to striking at distance but Szczęsny won't allow it.
Szczęsny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Szczęsny lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowe backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Szczęsny.
Lowe lands a right hand. Lowe misses with a short punch on the inside. Lowe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Lowe lands an uppercut. With the fighters up against the cage, Szczęsny throws an elbow but misses. Lowe misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Szczęsny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land. Lowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lowe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Szczęsny throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid it. Lowe avoids the elbow strike from Szczęsny, against the cage.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Szczęsny. Lowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowe blocks an elbow strike. Lowe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Mike Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Szczęsny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczęsny. Lowe does a little dance to reset his feet. Szczęsny looks to land a body kick but Lowe moved away. Szczęsny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szczęsny was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowe. Szczęsny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lowe throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Szczęsny counters with a straight right hand. Szczęsny avoids the head kick by Lowe.
Szczęsny slips a jab from Lowe. Lowe moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSzczęsny. Lowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny throws a good cross that connects.
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 Mike Lowe will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Szczęsny scores with a push kick. Szczęsny closes the distance and pushes Lowe back into the cage. Lowe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Lowe lands a body punch. Lowe tries a body shot but Szczęsny blocks it.
Lowe misses with a short punch on the inside. Lowe lands a right hand. A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice left hand lands by Lowe.
Lowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lowe lands a nice uppercut. Lowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczęsny controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mike Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lowe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Szczęsny throws a sloppy body shot
and Lowe counters with a good, hard body kick but Szczęsny shrugs it off. Szczęsny throws a leg kick that is checked and Lowe counters with a nice leg kick. Lowe throws a right hand that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lowe thinking. Lowe jabbing away but nothing is landing. Szczęsny only half commits to the counter leg kick. Lowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Szczęsny fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Szczęsny ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Szczęsny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowe looks to land a right hand but Szczęsny moved out of range. Lowe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Szczęsny. Szczęsny listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Lowe scores with a kick to the midsection. Mike Lowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Szczęsny takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Szczęsny lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lowe takes a step back to recover. Victor Szczęsny seems to be getting the better of the standup. Szczęsny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Lowe throws a body kick that misses and Lowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Lowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Szczęsny throws a counter combo. Szczęsny lands a head kick!
Lowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Szczęsny! But no joy. Szczęsny is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Lowe misses with a wild body shot. Szczęsny wants to counter the offense by Lowe and move into the clinch position. Szczęsny ducks under a wild hook from Lowe. Lowe throws the left hand but Szczęsny avoids the punch easily. Lowe connects with a leg kick. Szczęsny looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. An inside leg kick lands from Szczęsny. Szczęsny slips a straight right by Lowe. Lowe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Szczęsny tests Lowe's chin there with a solid looking shot. Victor Szczęsny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lowe takes one on the button. Szczęsny lands a slapping body shot.
Lowe slips under a jab from Szczęsny. Szczęsny cracks the inside of Lowe's front leg. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lowe!
Szczęsny loads up on a big right hand but Lowe slips the punch. Lowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Szczęsny's corner calls for a 1-2. Szczęsny obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Szczęsny. Lowe does a little dance to reset his feet. Lowe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Szczęsny. Lowe throws a poor cross that misses
and Szczęsny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lowe moves out of range of the strikes. Szczęsny throws a hook but Lowe blocks it. Szczęsny lands a nice looking body shot.
Szczęsny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowe.
Szczęsny throws a body punch but Lowe moves out of range. Lowe lands a two punch combo.
Szczęsny misses with a looping right. Lowe fails to land with a series of punches.
Szczęsny takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Lowe throws a head kick that misses letting Szczęsny counter with a right hand. Szczęsny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowe.
Szczęsny fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Lowe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Szczęsny in his tracks. Good work by Szczęsny as he checks the leg kick.
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 Mike 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Lowe! A very excited looking Mike Lowe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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